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What is a ceasura?

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Updated: 3/22/2024

a pause in a line of poetry

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What is the definition of ceasura?

An interruption or break.


Who was Ceasura in Beowulf?

Ceasura is a literary term used to describe a pause or break in the rhythm of a line of verse, particularly in Old English poetry like Beowulf. It is an important feature of the rhythmic structure of these poems and helps maintain the flowing nature of the language.


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