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Question

When one line of poetry runs into the next, with no punctuation to slow the reading, it is a case of

The correct answer is
enjambment

The question asks to identify the literary term for a line of poetry that continues into the next line without any punctuation pause.

Defining Poetic Enjambment

Enjambment is the literary device where a line of poetry finishes its sentence or clause, but the thought continues onto the next line. This creates a flow, carrying the reader from one line to the next without a grammatical pause like punctuation.

Analyzing Poetic Terms

Let's look at why enjambment is the correct answer:

  • The definition of enjambment directly matches the description: "one line of poetry runs into the next, with no punctuation to slow the reading."
  • Caesura is a pause *within* a line, often indicated by punctuation, which is the opposite of the described scenario.
  • Consonance relates to the repetition of consonant sounds within words, not the structure of lines.
  • Hyperbole is an exaggeration for effect, unrelated to line breaks or flow.

Therefore, the continuation of a poetic line into the next without punctuation is specifically termed enjambment.

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    (A) Meghe Dhaka Tara(I) Govind Nihalani
    (B) Garam Hawa(II) Habib Tanvir
    (C) Tamas(III) Ritvik Ghatak
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    Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

  2. Which of the following statements are correct?

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    (B) Mahabharata was written by Valmiki. 

    (C) V.S. Sukthankar is associated with the critical edition of Mahabharata. 

    (D) The critical edition of Mahabharata took 47 years to complete. 

    (E) The critical edition of Mahabharata ran into over 13,000 pages. 

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  3. Who wrote the essay "Naipaul's India and Mine" (1984) as a reply to V.S. Naipaul's An Area of Darkness ?

  4. Identify the one that has not been paired correctly.

  5. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution made the provision for use of English, alongside Hindi, for official purposes, for fifteen years?

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