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Adding missing poetic technique.
A '''caesura''' is a poetic technique in which a line of [[poetry|verse]] is broken, similar to [[enjambment]], but a line of verse broken by caesura generally contains meaning in itself, or serves as a rhythmic device. An example of caesura can be found in [[William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare's]] ''Othello'':
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Ah, balmy breath, that dost almost persuade<br />
Justice to break her sword! One more, one more.<br />
Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee,<br />
And love thee after.<ref>http://myweb.stedwards.edu/georgek/poetics/devices.html</ref>
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== References ==
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[[category:poetry]]
{{cquote|
Ah, balmy breath, that dost almost persuade<br />
Justice to break her sword! One more, one more.<br />
Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee,<br />
And love thee after.<ref>http://myweb.stedwards.edu/georgek/poetics/devices.html</ref>
}}
== References ==
<references />
[[category:poetry]]