1. The sea is calm tonight.

—Matthew Arnold, “Dover Beach”

a. End-stopped line

b. Enjambed line

c. Caesura


2. I wandered lonely as a cloud

—William Wordsworth, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”

a. End-stopped line

b. Enjambed line

c. Caesura


3. Whatif I’m dumb in school?

Whatif they’ve closed the swimming pool?

—Shel Silverstein, “Whatif”

a. End-stopped line

b. Enjambed line

c. Caesura


4. Heart, we will forget him!

You and I, tonight!

—Emily Dickinson, “Heart, we will forget him!”

a. End-stopped line

b. Enjambed line

c. Caesurae and end-stopped lines

d. Caesurae and enjambed lines


5. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

—William Shakespeare, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?”

a. End-stopped line

b. Enjambed line

c. Caesurae

All complete. Great job!






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