lineation

noun — 2 senses

lineation

noun

Etymology From Latin lineatio.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A linear feature in rock, often structural

magnetic lineations

2

Literature, Media, Publishing The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem

Lineation is very much a matter of syntax, organizing the poem's grammar across its lines in ways significant and central to the poem's meaning.2001, Shira Wolosky, The Art of Poetry, →ISBN, pages 26–27:

Derived terms: megalineation, mislineation, relineation, sublineation
Related terms: lineate, delineation, versification

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