Pauses are usually used to add effect or to help the reader empathise with the poetry or what ever text in which the pause is used.
A caesura is a pause or break in a line of poetry, typically occurring in the middle of a line. It helps to create rhythmic variation and adds emphasis to certain words or phrases.
A caesura is a pause within a line of poetry that can create emphasis or a moment of reflection. It is often marked by punctuation or by a natural break in the rhythm of the line.
The pause between sound words or phrases is called a caesura. It is a brief pause or break in a line of poetry or music.
It means a break or pause. It is used in poetry sometimes. See this site for further information: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caesura
CAESURA
A caesura is a natural pause or break in the middle of a line.
A caesura (derived from the Latin caes?ra, meaning "to cut") is a pause or interruption in poetry or music. The opposite of a caesura, where a line of poetry continues in flow from one line to the next, is called an enjambment.
a pause or break that divides a line of poetry
to indicate a pause in the poem or a change in thought. kind of like a paragraph in an essay.
An end-stopped line is a line of poetry which has a natural pause at the end, usually because of punctuation.
A caesura is a pause in a line of poetry or musical composition.
Enjambment