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scansion

/ˈskæn.ʃən/

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noun

/ˈskæn.ʃən/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее анализ стиха на метрические схемы, определение ритма и ударения слогов в поэзии.

A noun referring to the analysis of verse into metrical patterns, determining the rhythm and stress of syllables in poetry.

uncountable

  1. Metrical analysis of verseC2formal

    The analysis of a poem's meter, rhythm, and metrical patterns by marking stressed and unstressed syllables.

    ruМетрический анализ стиха

    • The professor taught us how to perform scansion on Shakespeare's sonnets.
    • Scansion reveals the iambic pentameter in many English poems.
    • Her scansion of the poem showed a consistent trochaic pattern.

    Synonymsprosodyscanning

Forms
  • scansions plural form
  • scansions' possessive plural form
  • scansion's possessive singular form