Asked by puyr

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?

(1 point)
Responses

“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.”

“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,”

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
“I am not deceived, I do not think it is still summer”

This line contains a caesura — the comma creates a clear mid-line pause between the two clauses.