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)
“It is a real chill out,”
“I am not deceived, I do not think it is still summer”
“My daughters and sons have put me away with marbles and dolls,”
“Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.”
1 answer
The line that contains caesura is:
“I am not deceived, I do not think it is still summer”
Caesura refers to a pause in a line of poetry, often achieved through punctuation or natural speech patterns. In this line, the comma creates a pause that divides the thought.
