Question

What poetic technique does Henry Wadsworth Longfellow use in this excerpt from the poem "The Day Is Done"?

The day is done, and the darkness
Falls from the wings of Night,
As a feather is wafted downward
From an eagle in his flight.

Answer 1

The correct answer is : B. enjambment

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Answer 2

He uses a technique called enjambment. It is when you don't end your thought within a single line, but transfer it to the next line of the poem, which is evident here.