line break
Poet's deliberate interruption
A line break is where text ends on one line and continues on the next.
In word processing, line breaks happen automatically when text reaches the margin, or manually when you press Enter or Return.
In poetry and code, line breaks are deliberate structural choices: The poet's line breaks created unexpected pauses.
A hard line break is inserted intentionally; a soft line break adjusts with window size.
Distinct section of text
- whitespaceUnprintable gap characters
- carriage returnCursor-to-margin command
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- word wrapAutomatic text continuation
text flow · layout · spacing · indent · margin · justification · alignment · copy editing
Unpaused verse continuation
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- verseMetered poetic passage
- caesuraPause within a line
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
tercet · quatrain · meter · rhythm · cadence · free verse · prosody · scansion
Air taken in
- restCessation of activity
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- silenceTotal lack of sound
gap · beat · moment · respite · interval · pacing · timing · dramatic pause
Symbol neutralizing special syntax
- delimiterBoundary-marking character
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
- text processingManipulating written digital content
ASCII · CR · programming · syntax · concatenation · stdout · input · output
paragraph
Distinct section of text
- whitespaceUnprintable gap characters
- carriage returnCursor-to-margin command
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
word wrap · text flow · layout · spacing · indent · margin · justification · alignment · copy editing · manuscript
enjambment
Unpaused verse continuation
couplet · tercet · quatrain · meter · rhythm · cadence · free verse · prosody · scansion · lineation
breath
Air taken in
- restCessation of activity
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
silence · gap · beat · moment · respite · interval · pacing · timing · dramatic pause · comma
escape character
Symbol neutralizing special syntax
- delimiterBoundary-marking character
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
text processing · ASCII · CR · programming · syntax · concatenation · stdout · input · output · terminal
line breakword wrap
Automatic text continuation
inline · concatenation · text flow · run-on · text wrap
line breakunwrap
Remove outer covering
paragraph break · section break · page break · paragraph indent · chapter break