What literary characteristics are used in the following quotation from “The Wife’s Lament”? For since my lord departed from this people Over the sea / each dawn have I had care / Wondering where my lord may be on land.
There is only one characteristic used in the quotation, which is: caesura. Caesura is a break in a verse where one phrase ends and the following phrase begins.
The literary device used in the quotation is caesura.
Caesura is a pause that is present in poem for rhythmical purposes. It can be present at the beginning of a line, at the middle or at the end of the line. Caesura is marked by the use of parallel lines but it is generally marked with other forms of punctuation.
