Caesura

/sˈiːsɜːɹə/

Caesura

a musical notation symbol indicating a pause or break in the music, often used for dramatic or expressive effect

a rhetorical break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry, in modern prosody

a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)

Examples

1. There's a caesura that breaks the line in two, and Hollander goes on describing it.

2. In addition to these strong stresses, the line is held together by alliterative links that join the words strongly and audibly across the caesura.

3. The line has a pause, called a caesura, right in the middle.