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Line overflow

Structure
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A technique where a thought or sentence continues past the line ending into the next line

Detailed Definition
Line overflow, also known as enjambment, occurs when a syntactic unit continues beyond the end of a poetic line without terminal punctuation, creating momentum and tension between grammatical flow and line breaks; it challenges the autonomy of the line and encourages dynamic reading across boundaries.
Example
Example in poetry:
The occurrence of a phrase or idea that is so long or complex that it naturally pushes the sense unit past the end of the line and into the following one, often achieved through heavy enjambment; A sentence that spans multiple lines without punctuation, creating a continuous flow of thought
Additional Notes
Line overflow: An informal term for enjambment, where the thought, phrase, or clause of a line of verse continues physically and grammatically onto the next line without a terminal punctuation mark; creates flow and continuity.
Also Known As
Overflowing line Runover line Surplus verse Enjambment Visual enjambment
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