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Scansion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.

n. The act of analysing the meter of poetry.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of scanning; the measuring of a verse by feet in order to see whether the quantities are duly observed.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. analysis of verse into metrical patterns

Word Usage

""I didn't do the scansion right," she explained later, still punishing herself for the error, and for having whatever is the opposite of a poker face."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

metre beat meter cadence measure

Synonym

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analysis

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