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caesura 1. (in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse line. 2. (in classical prosody) a break between words within a metrical foot, usually in the third or fourth foot of the line How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Temporal shifts and caesuras between narrative events are abrupt, unmarked, or provisory. The three-acre puddle teems with inspiration and life--from the turtles lounging in the sun on fallen tree branches to the tadpoles at the shore that resemble tiny swimming caesuras. His daughter Rosa, who opens the storytelling and serves as the guide through a couple of caesuras that thread the twelve tales, reminds her listeners that their family origins lie in Sicily: "The rope is la famigghia, see? |
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