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Understand Line Breaks
End-stopped lines of poetry end at a normal speech pause. Enjambed lines run on without
a natural pause. Enjambment can create a tension and momentum that continues until the
thought is complete.
Directions: In the chart, write examples of each kind of line break from each poem. Then
explain the effect of the line breaks on rhythm and meaning in the poems.
Poem
End-stopped Lines
Enjambed Lines
Piano / Fifteen / Tonight I Can
Write . . . / Puedo Escribir . . .
Piano / Fifteen / Tonight I Can Write . . . / Puedo Escribir LOS
VERSOS . . .
Effects
“Piano”
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“Fifteen”
“Tonight I Can
Write . . .”
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