Tangled run-on describes complex enjambment patterns where syntax spills across multiple line breaks in intricate, convoluted ways that create labyrinthine sentence structures challenging readers to follow extended grammatical paths. This technique involves multiple levels of subordination, parenthetical insertions, or circuitous syntactic development that resists easy parsing. Tangled run-on can mirror the complexity of thought, create deliberate interpretive difficulty, or demonstrate linguistic virtuosity, requiring readers to actively construct syntactic relationships across line boundaries while maintaining awareness of how lineation shapes meaning.

A tangled run-on features enjambment with syntactically complex or ambiguous phrasing—deliberately disorients the reader to mirror confusion, urgency, or emotional overflow.