Caesura

Definition:

• (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

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caesura vs. caesurae

caesura vs. cesura

caesura vs. caesural

caesura vs. diastole

caesura vs. hemistich

caesura vs. foot

caesura vs. metrical

caesura vs. prosody

caesura vs. music

caesura vs. poem

caesura vs. interruption

caesura vs. pause