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# Title Terms Date
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 patterns8 sets
4the 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
5the analysis of verse in terms of meter7 sets
6the analysis of verse to show its meter5 sets
7a close, critical reading of a poem, examining the work for meter5 sets
8the metrical analysis of verse5 sets
9n. the metrical analysis of verse (in which ͝ indicates a short or unaccented syllable and ̷ indicates a long or accented syllable)4 sets
10analysis of a poem's rhythm and meter4 sets
11the process of measuring the stresses in a line of verse in order to determine the metrical pattern of the line4 sets
12the analysis of verse to show its meter.4 sets
13analysis of verse in terms of meter4 sets
14the 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
15the 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
16the analysis of the rhythm of any given verse3 sets
17the 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
18the 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
19metrical analisis of verse2 sets
20to 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
21analyzing 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
22marking accented syllables, dividing lines into metrical feet, finding patters and metrical variations2 sets
23the analysis of verse in terms of meter.2 sets
24the analysis of metrical patterns in poetry2 sets
25the process of analyzing the rhythm of a line or lines of poetry; scanning2 sets
26the metrical analysis of verse.2 sets
27analyzing and graphically marking poetry for stressed and unstressed patterns2 sets
28process of measuring the stresses in a line of verse in order to determine the metrical pattern of the line.2 sets
29the method of writing down the rhythm of a poem2 sets
30the analysis of metrical patterns of verse2 sets
31metrical, scanning a verse2 sets
32marking accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry2 sets
33the process of marking and identifying poetic meter.2 sets
34metrical analysis of a verse2 sets
35the 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
36the analysis of a verse to show its meter2 sets
37the process of marking stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem2 sets
38a system for describing the meter of a poem by identifying the number and type of feet per line2 sets
39the process of marking the metrical pattern of a poem2 sets
40metrical analysis of verse2 sets