Which of the following is a structural feature you might analyse in a poem?

• A. Metaphor
• B. Imagery
• C. Enjambment
• D. Alliteration

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how a poem’s structure—how lines and pauses are arranged on the page—shapes reading and meaning. Enjambment is a structural feature because it involves the way a line ends and the sentence continues into the next line without a full stop. When a thought spills over a line break, the reader moves quickly to the next line, which can create momentum, delay a conclusion, or surprise us by linking ideas across lines. This focus is on the poem’s form and how it guides pace and emphasis, not on what the poem is saying in terms of imagery or ideas.

Metaphor looks at how things are compared to others, imagery targets sensory details, and alliteration is about repeating sounds. These are language or sound devices, not the poem’s structural arrangement, so they’re less about how the poem is built on the page.