caesura \sih-ZHUR-uh; -ZUR-\, noun;
plural caesuras or caesurae \sih-ZHUR-ee; -ZUR-ee\:
1. A break or pause in a line of verse, usually occurring in
the middle of a line, and indicated in scanning by a double
vertical line; for example, "The proper study || of mankind is
man" [Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man].
2. Any break, pause, or interruption.
After an inconclusive day spent discussing the caesura of
"Sonnet"'s opening line, Luke and his colleagues went for
cocktails at Strabismus.
--Martin Amis, [1]Heavy Water and Other Stories
The crucial event of the Robedaux family occurs offscreen,
in a narrative caesura between the film's two "acts."
--Richard Corliss, "The Patter of Little Footes," [2]Time,
May 13, 1985
Say her name today in the right circles and you'll notice a
sudden intake of breath, a caesura of pure awe.
--Michael Dirda, "In which our intrepid columnist visits
the Modern Language Association convention and reflects on
what he found there," [3]Washington Post, January 28, 2001
During the historical caesura between the total destruction
of Aquileia and the seventh-century foundation of the city
of Heraclea as the first political capital of the second
Venice, the refugees lived on Grado and the other islands,
just as Cassiodorus had seen them: humbly, simply, and by
the toil of their hands.
--Patricia Fortini Brown, [4]Venice and Antiquity
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Caesura comes from Latin caesura, "a cutting off, a division,
a stop," from the past participle of caedere, "to cut."
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Word of the Day for Saturday July 30, 2005
Dad, Me and my Brother Jonathan at the dinner after my Culinary School Graduation!
Dad, Me and my Brother Jonathan at the dinner after my Culinary School Graduation!
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Duck ala Orange with Potato Galette and Braised Greens that I prepared for my final before Graduation!
Thursday, July 28, 2005
The Park by my Mom's House that I used to walk and ride my bike when I lived in Vegas!
The Park by my Mom's House that I used to walk and ride my bike when I lived in Vegas!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
Nicky Hilton
I love her Hello Kitty tank top. Hello Kitty was my favorite when I was a kid. Nicky Hilton is very beautiful and a talented designer of clothing and handbags!!!
Paris Hilton
I have been a fan of Paris Hilton, since she starred in Celebrities Uncensored. She loves to be photographed and it shows. I think she is beautiful and smarter than most people even know. I love her show Simple Life 1 and the sequels. Her new commercial for Carl's Jr. is controversial, but I think if you got it flaunt it. I think she is suffering form overexposure from the media, but I like her sense of her self and her sense of style. She has kept her sense of humor through all of her problems. Keep entertaining us Paris, but stay away from amateur home movies and save your talent for television and the big screen.
Tami
Tami
Katie Holmes
The better half of Tom Cruise!!! I grew up with Tom Cruise movies, but now he is pushing Scientology and is against medications that help people. Personally, I think Tom is acting Psychotic and Manic and belongs in a mental hospital.
Pappy watching a John Cusack movie at the Sports Bar and Grill near the Space Needle!
Pappy watching a John Cusack movie at the Sports Bar and Grill near the Space Needle!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
