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inflection vs enjambment

enjambment vs inflection

inflection and enjambment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inflection Yes No No No
enjambment Yes No No No
As nouns, enjambment is a hyponym of inflection; that is, enjambment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inflection:
  • inflection: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • enjambment: the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
inflection (noun) enjambment (noun)
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
deviation from a straight or normal course
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
Difference between inflection and enjambment

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