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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : si-zhoo r-uh, -zoo r-uh, siz-yoo r-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə |
Definition of caesura
Origin :- 1550s, from Latin caesura, "metrical pause," literally "a cutting," from past participle stem of caedere "to cut down" (see -cide).
- noun interruption
- Further, the caesura, where it occurs at all, may be masculine as well as feminine.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
- This caesura, like the end of the line, may be either masculine or feminine.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
- I had no idea of caesura, my gestures destroyed its harmony, etc., etc.
- Extract from : « Delsarte System of Oratory » by Various
- The caesura is an important, though not essential, element in Spanish verse.
- Extract from : « Legends, Tales and Poems » by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
- The "Nibelungen" strophe consists of four long lines separated by a caesura into two distinct halves.
- Extract from : « The Nibelungenlied » by Unknown
- Longer parts of a sentence may be separated both by the caesura and the pause at the end of the line.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
- These different kinds of caesura strictly correspond to their French models.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
- For this reason it also occurs more frequently than the other kinds of caesura in the Modern English four-beat line.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
- Unaccented extra syllables are found also before a caesura or at the end of the line.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
- The Middle English Alexandrine is a six-foot iambic line with a caesura after the third foot.
- Extract from : « A History of English Versification » by Jakob Schipper
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