poetic device: enjambment
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An quick guide to using enjambment in poetry. Poetry should be read out loud.TRANSCRIPT
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Enjambment: A poetic device
The Write Stuff
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I need to know “Enjambment!” Enjambment is
when a sentence “runs over” into the next line in poetry.
Think of a traffic jam.
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When reading, look for…
Punctuation (periods, question marks) in the MIDDLE of a line.
No punctuation at the end.
Beware of commas.
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Example:Don't Ask me. Love, for that First Love.
Mimi Khalvati
Don't think I haven't changed. Who saidabsence makes the heart grow fonder?Though I watch the sunset reddenevery day, days don't grow longer.
There are many kinds of silence,none more radiant than the sun's.Sun is silent in our presence,unlike love, silent when it's gone.
I thought that every spring was you,every blossom, every bud;that summer had little to dobut follow, singing in my blood.
How wrong I was. What had summerto do with sorrow in full spate?Every rosebush, every flowerI passed, stood at a stranger's gate.
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Example: No enjambmentNew tech is great!I won’t be late.Or else I’ll need a pass.To get into class.Miss Coleman will lock me out.Dude, what’s that about?I feel so DEAD.Math hurts my head.I totally hate Kelly Green.Whoever made these shirts is mean.But I’m still happy I’m on the team.
What is the difference in the sound and feeling of the poem?
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We Real CoolBy Gwendolyn Brooks
We real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. We Jazz June. WeDie soon.
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1) Circle the punctuation
marks that show
enjambment.
2) How many times is
enjambment used?
3) What effect does the
enjambment have on the
poem?
4) How does it make you feel?
How does it make it
sound?
(You may want to re-read
the poem a few times to
yourself.)
We Real CoolBy Gwendolyn Brooks
We real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. We Jazz June. WeDie soon.
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