Allusive enjambment occurs when a line break carries the reader across to the next line not only syntactically but also intertextually, such that the completion of the thought reveals or deepens a reference to another text, myth, or cultural artifact; this technique layers meaning by delaying the recognition of the allusion until the enjambed word or phrase appears, creating a moment of revelation or ironic contrast that enriches the poem’s dialogic relationship with literary tradition, as seen in Eliot’s fragmented citations or contemporary poets weaving classical echoes into modern contexts.

Line break that specifically creates allusion by separating words, making reader recall another text. Advanced technique. Related to ambiguous enjambment. Enriches meaning through intertextual resonance.