Caesura

[sɪ'zjʊərə] or [sɪ'zjʊrə]

Definition

(noun.) a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line.

(noun.) a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); 'after an ominous caesura the preacher continued'.

Typist: Serena--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

Checker: Tessie