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scansion
[ skan-shuhn ]
noun
, Prosody.
- the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or ′ for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scansion1
C17: from Latin: climbing up, from scandere to climb, scan
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Example Sentences
Words are shoehorned in without much regard for scansion, stress, or tone.
From The Daily Beast
It anticipates the climax of the description, besides ruining the scansion of the line.
From Project Gutenberg
The latter syllable of Venus comes at the csural pause; but the scansion is best mended by omitting nygh; see footnote.
From Project Gutenberg
The best way of scansion is perhaps to read despyt-e with final e, preserved by csura, and to pronounce Diane as Din'.
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A knowledge of the most common forms of variation is necessary to correct scansion.
From Project Gutenberg
Consider the question which of these two systems of scansion is the more accurate and the more convenient.
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