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Hi English Tutor, Great catches. Thank you. But I am looking for the name of a special form of enjambment, I think, Most enjambments just continue a thought beyond a line break, as "puffballs" and "shades"...

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Both pairs of lines below contain enjambment, but what device do "puffballs" and "shades", which end one thought while beginning another, represent? "Spiders were weaving, in the mould heaving / puffballs...

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