…Caesural breaks, or caesura, are of two types in poetry: Feminine Caesura A feminine caesural pause occurs after a non-stressed and short syllable in a poetic line. This is softer…
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A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever
…it has been used as a metaphor. Example #5: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever” shows the use of caesura. In fact, a caesura is an internal interval…
Alas, Poor Yorick!
…Literary Devices Caesura: Initial caesura or pause occurs with the exclamation mark, as there is a double stress after the exclamation has been placed. Tone: The phrase expresses melancholic tone….
The Harvest Moon
…“And roofs of villages, on woodland crests” and the sound of /o/ in “Deserted, on the curtained window-panes.” Caesura: It means to give a metrical pause to a verse with…
The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd
…/r/ in “When Rivers rage and Rocks grow cold.” Caesura: A caesura is a break or a pause in the middle of a line of verse. These breaks can be…
Scansion
…you can notice the use of caesura in the middle; it breaks the monotony and creates a dramatic effect. Example #7: Paradise Lost (by John Milton) From what highth fal’n,…
Piano
…in the same line, such as the sound of /s/ and the sound of /n/ in “Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me”. Caesura: It is a…
Literary Devices and Terms
Literary Devices refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to the readers. When employed properly, the…
