Question
In which line does the poet use caesura?(1 point)
Responses
“Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—"
“Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—"
“And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.”
“And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.”
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
Responses
“Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—"
“Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—"
“And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.”
“And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.”
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Caesura is a pause or break in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation. In the lines provided, the following line contains caesura:
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
The pause after "dreary" serves as a caesura in this line.
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
The pause after "dreary" serves as a caesura in this line.