41. They want something different, conceivably uplifting, or at least challenging, and therefore there has to be kind of a caesura . 42. Stated another way, an iambic word ( like ??? at Il . 1.1 ) should not precede the midline caesura . 43. The long syllable at the close of the first half of the verse always ends a word, giving rise to a caesura . 44. In classical Greek and Latin poetry a caesura is the juncture where one word ends and the following word begins within a foot. 45. The Raven, for example, breaks into two half-lines of approximately 8 syllables, generally with a caesura between them. 46. It lies in the unbroken rhythm of living at peace, where the hour of armistice _ that painful caesura _ is almost forgotten. 47. There are several caesuras , but the overall impression is of one unbroken chord progression, managed by a kind of compositional circular breathing. 48. In modern European poetry, a caesura is defined as a natural phrase end, especially when occurring in the middle of a line. 49. Shakespeare and John Milton ( in his work before " Paradise Lost " ) at times employed feminine endings before a caesura . 50. The American soundtrack album included a James Bond-type introduction to the song, followed by a caesura just before the opening lyric.
