noun
a break or pause in a line of poetry, usually occurring in the middle of a verse
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The poet used a caesura to create a pause in the middle of the line.
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I stumbled over the caesura in the poem because I wasn't sure where to pause.
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I totally missed that caesura in the song lyrics because I was too busy dancing.
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The sudden silence in the conversation acted like a caesura, emphasizing the tension in the room.