POETRY WORKSHOP
Poetry in practice
Be aware of the effects different line lengths can have on your poem, says Doris Corti
V arious line lengths can be used when writing a poem.
You have probably noticed that short lines can create a song-like effect, especially if the lines are heavily enjambed. This device, commonly known as rollover, is the running on of sense of one stanza line to the next without pause, as in the following example: