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Jack Gilbert's poem "Failing and Flying" is written in free verse, which means that it uses no discernible meter or form. The poem also makes frequent use of a
technique called enjambment, which is when the poet places an important word at the end of a line in order to emphasize it. Generally, the word that is emphasized occurs in the middle of a sentence or phrase, grammatically speaking, and therefore resists the reader's tendency to pause at the end of the line.
Enjambment encourages readers to consider very carefully the meaning and purpose of certain words.
An obvious example of enjambment occur in lines 3-7:
or the marriage fails and people say
they knew it was a mistake, that everybody
said it would never work. That she was
old enough to know better. But anything
worth doing is worth doing badly.
What other examples of enjambment occur in the poem? How does the poet's use of this technique affect the tone of the poem? Write a brief essay in which
you identify additional examples of enjambment in the poem and describe how these examples contribute to the poem's tone or mood.
When you are satisfied that your essay fully answers the questions in the prompt, submit it to your teacher. The assignment is worth 18 points, and it will be
graded using the following rubric.
