Words Like CAESURA
We have put together a list of words that are similar to CAESURA.
6 Alternative Words Similar to caesura
1 examples of caesura
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after an ominous caesura the preacher continued
10 definitions of caesura
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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 cæsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
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a pause or interruption (as in a conversation).
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a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
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a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)
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A pause in a line of verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm rather than by metrics.
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A pause or interruption, as in conversation: After another weighty caesura the senator resumed speaking.
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In Latin and Greek prosody, a break in a line caused by the ending of a word within a foot, especially when this coincides with a sense division.
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Music A pause or breathing at a point of rhythmic division in a melody.
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etc. See cesura, cesural, etc.
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A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building or other work of art.