First of all, 'enjambment' is a technical word used when describing poetry.
In poetry, enjambment or enjambement is the breaking of a syntactic unit (a phrase, clause, or sentence) by the end of a line or between two verses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjambment
An example of a Mind Rhyme is given in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Rhyme
One very hot day in the summer last year
A young man was seen swimming round Brighton Pier;
He dived underneath it and swam to a rock
And amused all the ladies by shaking his
Fist at a copper who stood on the shore,
The very same copper who copped him before.
For the policeman to order him out was a farce,
For the cheeky young man simply showed him his
Graceful manoeuvres and wonderful pace...[3]
The missing word in the first verse is of course - cock - and in the second verse - arse.
The missing word, which is a rude word is not spoken out loud. So it is a way of saying something rude without saying something rude.
Subverted Rhyme
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion
Para: We are villains who like to rhyme...
Dox: In fact, we do it all the time.
Para: You may think it's rather crass...
Dox: But you can stick your cards right up your nose.
Para: ...You were supposed to say "ass," brother. I thought we rehearsed this.
Again, the rude word is 'ass' or 'arse'.
trope [trəʊp]
n
1. (Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric a word or expression used in a figurative sense
2. (Music, other) an interpolation of words or music into the plainsong settings of the Roman Catholic liturgy
To answer the question
Is "Miss Susie" a mind rhyme?
Yes and No
I am not particularly familiar with Miss Susie. I think part of a idea is that people are already thinking of different versions when they hear the first version.
Is there a literary or poetic term for this usage of enjambment?
If I was a Moderator I might consider doing something with this question. Because it is not really a question at all, but more of an excuse for the person asking the question to show off their knowledge.
Enjambment is a literary or poetic term. What more do you want?
A mind rhyme based on enjambment.
It is a mistake to imagine there is a corresponding single word to describe everything that exists in the known universe.
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