caesura
(en)
(noun) a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse / (noun) a break in the flow of sound in a verse caused by the ending of a word within a foot / (noun) break interruption / (noun) a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a melody
many felt that the step had been premature, that neither would Britain allow such a caesura, nor could India survive on its own
oooh really cool use of the term
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6 years ago