Line Breaks In Poetry- Alan j Wright
It is important to keep in mind that line breaks in poetry are important to free verse poetry poems as they are to end rhyme in couplets and staanzas. when writing poetry the aim should be to keep the words that belong together on the same line so they don't feel displaced. In the poem, the poet may wish to emphasize a word or phrase so they may create a line to place the selected text all by itself in order to highlight it for the reader. By doing this the poet can create suspense or surprise within the poem. They are inviting the reader to notice that word, that phrase. Main Types of Line Breaks • Lines that end with a clear grammatical pause or punctuation mark, which slows the rhythm and offers closure are referred to as e nd stopped line breaks. • Lines that run an incomplete thought or sentence over to the next line without punctuation are called, enjambment. Such line breaks create forward momentum for the poem. Why Poets Use Line...