caesuranoun [ C ]
/sɪˈzjʊə.rə//səˈzʊr.ə/plural caesuras or caesurae specializeda pause in a line of poetry, especially near the middle of a line
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- antihero
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- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
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- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
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Pauses & interludes
Examples from literature
- A caesura is often called masculine when it falls after a long, feminine when it falls after a short syllable.
- In verses of eleven or twelve syllables, however, the caesura is usually employed to give a break in a determined place.
- The caesura is an important, though not essential, element in Spanish verse.
- The stress immediately before the caesura must be the second most important rhythmic stress of the verse.
- To tell the truth, they have had to listen to far too much poetry, and too many discussions on the caesura.