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scansion

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scan·sion  (sknshn)
n.
Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.

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

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]

scansion
the analysis of verse into its metrical or rhythmic components.
See also: Verse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 fin Versfüße
scansion [ˈskænʃn] n (Literature) → scansione f
scansion [ˈskænʃn] n (Literature) → scansione f


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she repeated, with a different scansion, as Richard, who had not much taste for such a question, kept her waiting for an answer.
 
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