👉 In the context of literary and musical analysis, a "caesura" is often used to describe a period or section within a poem or piece of music that is marked by abruptness, lack of continuity, or unexpected events. It can also refer to a pause in dialogue between characters, particularly in Shakespearean plays where the action is interrupted by pauses for emphasis. For example, in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," the sequence of events leading up to the witches' warning ("a ghost in the