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I would love to see more examples of line breaks that tow the line in terms of doing their job of instilling and solidifying and stranding together (and sometimes expanding) the meaning of the "whole" contained in the poem.
In formal poetry Ralph and Susan are right. The line typically breaks on the word that carries the most meaning in the line and almost always is rhymed with another end word.
Free verse is more complicated, I think. Other factors can potentially come into play, like indents and punctuation. At least mores than formal verse, at least I think so... Tell me if I'm wrong, please.
But names of poets who have perfected the art of line breaks — with poems that display their expertise — would be nice. I think e.e. cummings is one such example.
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