The caesura must corne at the end of a word

4. The caesura must corne after an accented syllable ; i.e. in French the caesura is always masculine or strong, and never féminine or weak, as in the other languages, where it may be placed after an unaccented syllable.

(1) Hence a mute e can corne at the caesura only when the next word begins with a vowel or silent h, in which case it is elided. Mortel, ouvre ton âm(e) || à ces torrents de vie.

(2) The mute eut may corne at the caesura when silent, but not when it counts as a syllable : thus chantaient, but not chantent. See II, 2, (3).

Vos rayons m'apprendrai (ent) || à louer, à connaître . . .

5. As a rule the caesura should not separate i?nmediately words closely connected in pronunciation or in thought, as the article or adjective from its noun, the préposition from its case, the auxiliary and participle, etc.

6. For variety, or to produce a spécifie effect, the position of the principal caesura is sometimes shifted ; in which case it may fall after an unaccented syllable, but always at the end of a word.

Bientôt || . . . Mais de la Mort la main lourde et muette Vient de toucher la corde.

J'ai vu le fleuve, || épris des gazons du rivage . . . Au Dieu qui l'a fondé dire encor : H " Me voilà ! "

7. In addition to the principal caesura, there may be one or more minor pauses in a line.

Vos rayons | m'apprendraient || à louer, | à connaître . . .