cesura
/sɪˈʒʊrə/
noun
- A pause or break in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation or a natural speech rhythm.
- The poet used a cesura in the middle of the line to create a dramatic pause.
- In the sonnet, the cesura after the eighth syllable gives the reader time to reflect.
- She marked the cesura with a comma to show where the reader should pause.
- A pause or interruption in any activity, speech, or process.
- There was a brief cesura in the conversation when the phone rang.
- After the loud noise, a cesura fell over the crowd as everyone waited.
- The ceasefire provided a welcome cesura in the long conflict.
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