Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 6 AIL 0544 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Caesura
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The idea
A caesura is a distinct pause within a line, usually marked by punctuation. The glossary carries no headword for it. Where a caesura falls changes the line's balance, and a caesura placed unusually late or early is the kind of detail an effect question rests on.
In practice
A pause inside the line.
Where people slip
Its position is what carries meaning.
Your place on the trail
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