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Enjambment

Enjambment is when a person reads a poem or piece of writing and a sentence continues on to the next line instead of stopping at the end of the line like we normally do when we read. It's like when you are coloring a picture and you color outside the lines a little bit, but it's on purpose and it actually helps make the picture look better. It can make the poem or writing feel more fluid and natural. Think of it like a river that flows from one line to the next without stopping. It's a fancy way of breaking up words in a sentence so that it sounds more interesting when someone reads it aloud.
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