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Fireside Poets

Question 6 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A

Which lines from “A Psalm of Life” contain an example of enjambment? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
B
But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day.
C
Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!Let the dead Past bury its dead!
D
Still, like muffled drums, are beatingFuneral marches to the grave.

Explanation

Enjambment occurs when a thought or sentence continues across a poetic line break without a pause that completes it. In B, “to-morrow” continues into “Find us farther than to-day.” In D, “are beating” continues into “Funeral marches to the grave.” A and C end their lines with exclamation marks, completing the thought at each break.

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