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
Thursday, July 28, 2005
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.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Car Accident
I was driving with my brother Jonathan in the front passenger seat and my father Milton in the rear passenger seat in Sumner, Washington when a drunk driver hit my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I was flung forward and back and had an immediate headache and severe neckache. My neck was burning from the pain and I guess the inflammation. The other driver said I was driving too slow, because I was going the speed limit. He was driving at least twenty miles over the speed limit. He told my Father it was my fault, than my father asked him how much he had to drink. I was in the right lane on a two-way highway and he started to tailgate, so I moved to the left lane and he followed behind me than slammed into the back of the jeep. I was in shock I did not think someone would hit me, I was driving along fine minding my own business and he claimed he could not stop in time. The emergency room Doc said there was no way someone could hit us like that unless they were drunk or driving without paying any attention to the road. The fact that my vehicle was an SUV saved my brother and dad from injury. I was injured and went to the emergency room with severe whiplash, but it could have been worse. I am so grateful that my brother and dad were not hurt. I went to the Doctor this morning and she gave me medications and has me on bed rest, thank god for my laptop. I am starting physical therapy in a week. Thanks to my family for praying for my healing. The ironic part is I did not even want to go to dinner last night as I wanted to stay home with my Pug who has been sick. It has been a shity week with the water heater bursting, the Pug being sick and the car accident, but I think my luck is going to change.
Thanks for any comments.
Tami
Thanks for any comments.
Tami
Jolt Cola!
I have had a Jolt twice in my life. When I needed the extra massive caffeine. It would have came in handy in Culinary School, but than I just consumed Coca-Cola.
Hoverdog!
Buffy running at the dog park in the air like an aircraft. I loved this photograph, so I decided to post it in my blig it is someone else's doggie.
Carrot Ginger Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Candied Carrot Sprinkles
Carrot Ginger Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Candied Carrot Sprinkles
Originally uploaded by chockylit.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
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