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Definition of Cesura

1. n. See Cæsura.

Definition of Cesura

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of caesura) ¹

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Definition of Cesura

1. caesura [n -RAS or -RAE] - See also: caesura

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cesura

Literary usage of Cesura

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of French Versification by Leon Emile Kastner (1903)
"Thus the feminine cesura is only apparent and does not really exist in modern ... This is true in Modern French of those lines which have only one cesura, ..."

2. The Prologue in the Old French and Provençal Mystery by David Hobart Carnahan (1905)
"7- cesura. The cesura in the eight syllable line follows the regular rules. ... The use of the weak cesura was quite common in the poetic works of the ..."

3. An Introduction to Poetry: For Students of English Literature by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1909)
"... pause or — more briefly — the cesura. The cesura has two origins, one rhythmical and the other rhetorical. ..."

4. An Introduction to Old Provencal Versification by Frank M. CHAMBERS (1985)
"Each verse has an accented fourth syllable, which marks the cesura. Quite frequently, this stressed syllable is not final in its word, but is followed by an ..."

5. The Elements of English Versification by James Wilson Bright, Raymond Durbin Miller (1910)
"In iambic and anapestic rhythms the masculine cesura occurs, therefore, ... Feminine cesura: lyric cesura. When the cesura follows an unstressed syllable it ..."

6. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong, Roul Tunley (1883)
"by a cesura in the middle. The simple two-membered rhythm hitherto described prevails especially in the book of Jub, the Proverbs, and a portion of the ..."

7. The Modern Language Quarterly by Walter Wilson Greg (1903)
"R', and Pb12, which all show ou qui prie (lyric feminine cesura) in lieu of ou chil ... Few as the cases of epic cesura are in De Coucy, it is possible to ..."

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