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Synonyms for caesura

Grammar : Noun
Spell : si-zhoo r-uh, -zoo r-uh, siz-yoo r-uh
Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈʒʊər ə, -ˈzʊər ə, sɪzˈyʊər ə

Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for caesura

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