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1Scansionby lizziecarr5 termsMarch 17, 2009
2Scansion Vocabularyby Shmej_stuff17 termsOctober 10, 2009
3Poetic Devices and Scansionby 19103103659 termsSeptember 25, 2009
4Poetry terms & scansionby IsabelG13 termsMay 20, 2008
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scansion definitions
# Definition Sets
1the process of measuring the stresses in a line of verse in order to determine the metrical pattern of the line.14 sets
2the process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain13 sets
3analysis of verse into metrical patterns9 sets
4the analysis of verse in terms of meter8 sets
5the analysis of a poem's meter. this is usually done by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables in each line and then based on the pattern of the stresses dividing the line into feet.7 sets
6the analysis of verse to show its meter5 sets
7the metrical analysis of verse5 sets
8a close, critical reading of a poem, examining the work for meter5 sets
9the dividing of lines of poetry into feet by indicating accents and counting syllables to determine their meter. generally, "_" is used to indicate an unstressed syllable and "/" to indicate a stressed one.4 sets
10analysis of a poem's rhythm and meter4 sets
11the analysis of verse to show its meter.4 sets
12analysis of verse in terms of meter4 sets
13the process of measuring the stresses in a line of verse in order to determine the metrical pattern of the line4 sets
14n. the metrical analysis of verse (in which ͝ indicates a short or unaccented syllable and ̷ indicates a long or accented syllable)4 sets
15the process of marking lines of poetry to determine the meter; that is, marking the accented and unaccented syllables, dividing the lines into feet, identifying the most common type of foot, and noting significant variations from that pattern3 sets
16the metrical analysis of verse. the usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or ʹ for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.3 sets
17the analysis of the rhythm of any given verse3 sets
18the analysis of a poem's meter. this is usually done by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables in each line and then, based on the pattern of the stresses, dividing the line into feet.3 sets
19metrical analysis of verse2 sets
20metrical analisis of verse2 sets
21the marking off of lines of poetry into feet2 sets
22the analysis of metrical patterns of verse2 sets
23the method of writing down the rhythm of a poem2 sets
24metrical, scanning a verse2 sets
25the analysis of a verse to show its meter2 sets
26the process of marking and identifying poetic meter.2 sets
27marking accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry2 sets
28the process of measuring verse, that is, of marking accented and unaccented syllables, dividing the lines into feet, identifying the metrical pattern, and noting significant variations from that pattern2 sets
29the process of analyzing the rhythm of a line or lines of poetry; scanning2 sets
30the process of marking the metrical pattern of a poem2 sets
31to determine meter2 sets
32analyzing and graphically marking poetry for stressed and unstressed patterns2 sets
33process of measuring the stresses in a line of verse in order to determine the metrical pattern of the line.2 sets
34to produce this, you must divide the lines of poetry into feet by indicating accents and counting syllables to determine the meter of a poem.2 sets
35metrical analysis of a verse2 sets
36the analysis of verse in terms of meter.2 sets
37analyzing the meter in lines of verse by marking the accented and unaccented syllables, dividing the lines into metrical feet, and indicating any distinct pauses within the lines.2 sets
38the metrical analysis of verse.2 sets
39a system for describing the meter of a poem by identifying the number and type of feet per line2 sets
40the analysis of metrical patterns in poetry2 sets