Scansion (Noun)
Meaning
Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet's use of scansion to analyze the verse revealed a complex pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
- The literary critic's scansion of the poem helped to identify the underlying rhythm and meter.
- To fully appreciate the poem's musicality, one must perform a scansion of its lines and stanzas.
- The scansion of the verse showed that the poet had deliberately varied the meter to create a sense of tension and drama.
- By applying scansion to the poem, the scholar was able to uncover a hidden pattern of rhyme and assonance.