The Knight by Rainer Maria Rilke The Knight rides forth in a coat of mail Into the roar of the world. And here is Life: the vines in the vale And friend and foe, and the feast in the hall, And May and the maid, and the glen and the grail; God’s flags afloat on every wall In a thousand streets unfurled. Use the stanza to answer the question. In which line does the poet use a caesura? (1 point) Responses "And here is Life: the vines in the vale" "And here is Life: the vines in the vale" "Into the roar of the world." "Into the roar of the world." "In a thousand streets unfurled." "In a thousand streets unfurled." "The Knight rides forth in a coat of mail."

Answer 1

The line in which the poet uses a caesura is "And here is Life: the vines in the vale." The use of the colon after "Life" creates a pause in the rhythm of the line, which is characteristic of a caesura.