scansion (redirected from Meter (poetry))

scan·sion  (sknshn)

n.

Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.

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[Late Latin scnsi, scnsin-, from Latin, act of climbing, from scnsus, past participle of scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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scansion [ˈskænʃən]

n

(Literature / Poetry) the analysis of the metrical structure of verse See quantity [7] stress [4]

[from Latin: climbing up, from scandere to climb, scan]

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scansion

the analysis of verse into its metrical or rhythmic components.

See also: Verse

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns cadence, metre, meter, measure, beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

Translations

scansion [ˈskænʃən] N [of poetry] → escansión f

scansion

n (Poet) → metrische Gliederung; (Sch) → Zerlegung f → in Versfüße

scansion [ˈskænʃ/ən] n (Literature) → scansione f