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scan·sion

(skăn′shən)

Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.

[Late Latin scānsiō, scānsiōn-, from Latin, act of climbing, from scānsus, past participle of scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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scansion

(ˈskænʃən)

(Poetry) the analysis of the metrical structure of verse. See quantity⁷, stress⁴

[C17: from Latin: climbing up, from scandere to climb, scan]

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scan•sion

(ˈskæn ʃən)

n.

the metrical analysis of verse.

[1645–55; < Late Latin scānsiō, Latin: the act of climbing =scand(ere) to climb + -tiō -tion]

scansion

the analysis of verse into its metrical or rhythmic components.

scansion

The metrical pattern of a line.

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scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns

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

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scansione

scansion

[ˈskænʃən] N [of poetry] → escansión f

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scansion

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

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scansion

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

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- what do ye think of him?' 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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From the inventive use of language and defiance of scansion in Sue Hardy-Dawson's 'Dramatic Pause' to Roger Stevens' 'LOB', which explores modern use of text speak and acronyms, there is plenty for KS2 teachers to draw upon and share.

I Bet I Can Make You Laugh

After discussing the various phases that the art form had passed through, Mr Kureshi talked about the different metrical patterns (read: scansion) that exist in poetry.

Finer points of sonnet highlighted

He also describes the evolving system of scansion, which scholars can use to identify the metrical systems Somalis use, pinpoint distinct measures, and revive lost and endangered measures.

Coming of Age: An Introduction to Somali Metrics

As scansion of these two poems reveals, the visual space of the page in The Counterpunch presents a subtle oscillation as the reader's eyes move across and over the multiple, periodic repetitions on the printed page (which produce something akin to a visual meter).

Juan Carlos Flores, The Counterpunch (and Other Horizontal Poems) / El contragolpe (y otros poemas horizontales)

Many are the times that I have found myself dutifully clicking through a scansion to which I do not wholeheartedly subscribe, in order to get another dose of Tucker's incomparable prose style.

The Sonic Organization of "Kubla Khan"

Lazzari's compositions float freely but with an internal pulse, a scansion, a distinctly rhythmic character that can give them, at times, the appearance of visual scores a la Morton Feldman or Cornelius Cardew.

Bice Lazzari: SOTHEBY'S S/2 GALLERY

Hmmm, a little problem with scansion, but hit songs have evolved from worse ...

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Cornelius's endorsement is part of a uptick of interest in Yakovlev's system; Weiskott {English Alliterative Verse: Poetic Tradition and Literary History) also employs Yakovlevian scansion in his diachronic study of the alliterative tradition.

Reconstructing Alliterative Verse: The Pursuit of a Medieval Meter

En to cas, qui de deux ou trois gAaAaAeA@nAaAaAeA@rations, n'a-t-il pas eu mAaAaAeA@moire de scansion si particuliAaAaAeA?re aux effets heurtAaAaAeA@s quoique lAaAaAeA@gAaAaAeA?rement c et mAaAaAeA@lodieux avec impact toujours garanti sur les auditeur

Il y a 20 ans, disparaissait feu Ali Yata

With a little practice, and access to the accompanying online sound files, it is possible to quickly recognize differences in pronunciation and resolve doubts about scansion and rhymes that are not clear in PDE.