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enjambment

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The continuation of a sentence or idea from one line of poetry to the next without a pause or punctuation mark.

"The poet used enjambment to make the stanza feel breathless and urgent."

The opposite technique, ending a line at a natural pause, is called an end-stopped line.