CAESURA
\sˈiːsɜːɹə], \sˈiːsɜːɹə], \s_ˈiː_s_ɜː_ɹ_ə]\
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a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
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a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
By Princeton University
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