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The purpose of the break in the middle of the lines of Old English poetry - called a "caesura" - is A. to make the lines look good graphically. B. to serve a poetic function in the verse. C. to make it
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The purpose of the break in
the middle of the lines of Old
English poetry - called a
"caesura" - is
A. to make the lines look good graphically.
B. to serve a poetic function in the verse.
C. to make it easy to put the lines into two
columns.
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to serve
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