1. a pause or break in the middle of a line of verse, typically marked by a natural pause in speech or punctuation.
Usage: prosody; also spelled caesura

Examples

• The cesura in the middle of the line gives the reader a moment to breathe.
• In classical poetry, the cesura often coincides with a grammatical boundary.
• The poet placed a cesura after the fourth foot to create a rhythmic effect.
• Many iambic pentameter lines contain a cesura near the middle.
• The cesura marks a natural division in the meter and meaning of the verse.