Question #6430415Single Choice

AP English Literatur

Question

In the following passage from Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18,” how does the poet use enjambment?

"But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade,"

The sentence is complete at the end of each line, with no continuation.

The thought flows from one line to the next without a pause, creating a sense of continuity.

The lines are broken with a pause in the middle, adding emphasis.

The lines are written in perfect meter and rhyme, with no need for enjambment.

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