n. | 1. a pause in a line of poetry, especially to allow its sense to be made clear or to follow the rhythms of natural speech, often near the middle of the line 2. in classical poetry, a break between two words that are part of the same unit of rhythm , usually near the middle of the line 3. a brief interruption in a musical phrase 4. a pause or break in speech or conversation 1. a pause in a line of poetry, especially to allow its sense to be made clear or to follow the rhythms of natural speech, often near the middle of the line 2. in classical poetry, a break between two words that are part of the same unit of rhythm , usually near the middle of the line 3. a brief interruption in a musical phrase 4. a pause or break in speech or conversation |