The line that contains caesura is:
“Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.”
Caesura refers to a pause or break within a line of poetry, and this line showcases a natural pause after "no longer" which creates a rhythmic break.
A Sunset of the City
by Gwendolyn Brooks
Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.
My daughters and sons have put me away with marbles and dolls,
Are gone from the house.
My husband and lovers are pleasant or somewhat polite
And night is night.
It is a real chill out,
The genuine thing.
I am not deceived, I do not think it is still summer
Because sun stays and birds continue to sing.
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Question
Use the lines to answer the question.
Which line contains caesura?
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Responses
“I am not deceived, I do not think it is still summer”
“I am not deceived, I do not think it is still summer”
“It is a real chill out,”
“It is a real chill out,”
“My daughters and sons have put me away with marbles and dolls,”
“My daughters and sons have put me away with marbles and dolls,”
“Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.”
“Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.”
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