Question

read the excerpt from \on imagination\ by phillis wheatley.
winter austere forbids me to aspire,
and northern tempests damp the rising fire;
they chill the tides of fancys flowing sea,
cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay.
which line in the excerpt contains a caesura?
○ \winter austere forbids me to aspire,\
○ \and northern tempests damp the rising fire;\
○ \they chill the tides of fancys flowing sea,\
○ \cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay.\

Explanation:

A caesura is a deliberate pause within a line of poetry, usually marked by punctuation. Among the options, the fourth line has a comma creating a clear mid-line pause that splits the line's structure.

Answer:

D. "Cease then, my song, cease the unequal lay."