1. plural of caesura; pauses or breaks in lines of poetry, typically occurring near the middle of a verse
Usage: literary term; prosody

Examples

• The poet used caesuras to create dramatic pauses in the epic.
• Students learned to identify caesuras in Shakespeare’s sonnets.
• The caesuras in this verse emphasize the speaker’s hesitation.
• Ancient Greek poetry often featured prominent caesuras.
• The teacher marked all the caesuras in the students’ scansion exercises.
• These caesuras help control the rhythm and pacing of the poem.