The Knight by Rainer Maria Rilke

Question

Use the stanza to answer the question.
In which line does the poet use a caesura?

a. "The Knight rides forth in a coat of mail"
b. "And here is Life: the vines in the vale"
c. "In a thousand streets unfurled."
d. "Into the roar of the world."

Answer 1

A caesura is a deliberate pause or break in a line of poetry, often found in the middle of the line. In the options provided, the line that contains a caesura is:

b. "And here is Life: the vines in the vale"

The colon after "Life" creates a pause in the flow of the line, making it an example of caesura.