End-Stopped Line - English with Mrs. Lamp

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End-Stopped Line
Definition
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An end-stopped line is a line in a poem that ends in some sort of punctuation (dash,
period, comma etc.).
o This style reflects normal speech patterns.
o It is the opposite of an enjambment (a line that ends without punctuation).
Example
from “An Essay on Man: Epistle I”
Note that each line is punctuated.
Then say not man’s imperfect, Heav’n in fault;
Say rather, man’s as perfect as he ought:
His knowledge measur’d to his state and place,
His time a moment, and a point his space.
If to be perfect in a certain sphere,
What matter, soon or late, or here or there?
The blest today is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.
Helpful Link
www.shmoop.com/literature-glossary/end-stop.html
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