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End-stopped line

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In literature, end-stopped line means: A verse line whose end coincides with a meaningful grammatical pause.

In Turkish: sonunda duraklanan dize

How it is used

Use when a phrase or sentence closes at the line ending; punctuation often makes the pause visible.

Example sentences

  1. The end-stopped line gives the speaker's refusal a firm and final sound.

    The line boundary reinforces the completed statement.

  2. We changed the end-stopped line so the question would continue into the next verse line.

    Removing the closure makes the reader carry the question forward.

Common collocations

  • an end-stopped line
  • write an end-stopped line
  • verseWriting arranged in lines with a rhythm, as opposed to prose; also a single line of a poem or a group of lines in a song.
  • rhythmThe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, pauses and speed in a line of poetry or prose, which gives it a sense of movement.

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