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Enjambment describes a sentence that travels from couplet to couplet. George Eliot's poem, "The Choir Invisible", is an excellent example:
Enjambment describes a sentence that is broken into multiple couplets or verses. George Eliot's poem, "The Choir Invisible", is an excellent example:
{{cquote|Oh, may I join the choir invisible <br> Of those immortal dead who live again <br> In minds made better by their presence; live <br> In pulses stirred to generosity.}}
{{cquote|Oh, may I join the choir invisible <br> Of those immortal dead who live again <br> In minds made better by their presence; live <br> In pulses stirred to generosity.}}
The four lines are a single sentence, broken into two couplets.
[[Category:Poetry]]
[[Category:Poetry]]