Question

Analyze Craft and Structure—“Epitaph,” William Carlos Williams Read the poem. Then, answer the question(s). From “Broken Windows” An old willow with hollow branches Slowly swayed his few high bright tendrils And sang: “Love is a young green willow 5 Shimmering at the bare wood’s edge.”
Line 1 of the poem contains an example of which of the following poetic elements?

conversational rhythm
end-stopped line
repetition
enjambed line

Answer 1

Answer:

Enjambed line.

Explanation:

In poetry, an enjambment is a literary device in which there is a disproportion between the syntax and the metric of a verse.

It can easily be recognized as the idea is not fully expressed by the end of a verse. An enjambment breaks the thought in two and it must be continued through the following line.

This literary device was frowned upon by the classics but was kindly welcomed by the romantics due to its strong expressiveness.