caesura
noun
a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
caesurae
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pluralof caesura.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The sentence often flows on over stanza break, and finds its caesurae in designedly awkward places.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2010
