Question
Read the excerpt from "On Imagination” by Phillis Wheatley.
Winter austere forbids me to aspire,
And northern tempests damp the rising fire;
They chill the tides of Fancy’s flowing sea,
Cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay.
Which line in the excerpt contains a caesura?
“Winter austere forbids me to aspire,”
“And northern tempests damp the rising fire;”
“They chill the tides of Fancy’s flowing sea,”
“Cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay.”
Winter austere forbids me to aspire,
And northern tempests damp the rising fire;
They chill the tides of Fancy’s flowing sea,
Cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay.
Which line in the excerpt contains a caesura?
“Winter austere forbids me to aspire,”
“And northern tempests damp the rising fire;”
“They chill the tides of Fancy’s flowing sea,”
“Cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay.”
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The line that contains a caesura is:
**“They chill the tides of Fancy’s flowing sea,”**
The caesura occurs after the word "tides," creating a natural pause in the rhythm of the line.
**“They chill the tides of Fancy’s flowing sea,”**
The caesura occurs after the word "tides," creating a natural pause in the rhythm of the line.