Question

Read the excerpt from “My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth. Which two sets of lines show enjambment?

Answer 1

The two set of lines that show enjambment are (in bold):

"My heart leaps up when I behold

A rainbow in the sky:

So was it when my life began;

So is it now I am a man;

So be it when I shall grow old,

Or let me die!

The Child is father of the Man;

And I could wish my days to be

Bound each to each by natural piety."

Enjambment will be shown in a poem in lines that had no punctuation, that roll over from one to another with no terminating mark, it is used for pacing rhythm and for passing ideas.