Definition of scansion in English:

scansion

noun ˈskanʃ(ə)nˈskænʃən

mass noun

1The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
the verse defies easy scansion
Example sentencesExamples
- This kind of annotation of the rhythmic structure of a verse is called scansion, and the basic rhythmic pattern of a poem (if it has one) is called its meter.
- Very few children, for example, are now familiar with nursery rhymes, which not only fuel the imagination but form an introduction to scansion, rhythm and interesting vocabulary.
- After a brisk run-through of key terms - they include scansion, rhyme, caesura, verse - he proceeds to a series of Shakespearean speeches for analysis, which form the main section here.
- Some of the entries failed to make the grade because their authors apparently didn't understand the scansion required.
- But I'm not sure that I take your point about the equivalence of Japanese and English syllables in scansion.
- Using conventional scansion the lines would scan.
- It is a commentary on our times, that to us it seems if not odd, then certainly unexpected that a warrior and statesman should devote his attention to intricate questions of scansion and metrics.
1. 1.1 The rhythm of a line of verse.
  triple scansion
  Example sentencesExamples
  I took the liberty of fiddling with the scansion in Lines 3 and 7.
  Where others would use more flowery language to remain within the rhyming scheme and scansion they have set up, he can find simple ways to do it, so it doesn't become contorted.
  The rest of the line follows the regular scansion, but this departure from the formal scansion at the start of the line contributes to its extraordinary power and helps to make it so memorable.
  Tennyson's epic Charge of the Light Brigade was really just McGonagall with a competent rhyme scheme and effective scansion!
  But for a poet concerned with scansion, as Chaucer was, that weak ending the final e offered was a blessing.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere 'to climb'; compare with scan.

Rhymes

expansion, mansion, stanchion

Definition of scansion in US English:

scansion

nounˈskanSHənˈskænʃən

1The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
the verse defies easy scansion
Example sentencesExamples
- But I'm not sure that I take your point about the equivalence of Japanese and English syllables in scansion.
- It is a commentary on our times, that to us it seems if not odd, then certainly unexpected that a warrior and statesman should devote his attention to intricate questions of scansion and metrics.
- Some of the entries failed to make the grade because their authors apparently didn't understand the scansion required.
- Using conventional scansion the lines would scan.
- Very few children, for example, are now familiar with nursery rhymes, which not only fuel the imagination but form an introduction to scansion, rhythm and interesting vocabulary.
- After a brisk run-through of key terms - they include scansion, rhyme, caesura, verse - he proceeds to a series of Shakespearean speeches for analysis, which form the main section here.
- This kind of annotation of the rhythmic structure of a verse is called scansion, and the basic rhythmic pattern of a poem (if it has one) is called its meter.
1. 1.1 The rhythm of a line of verse.
  triple scansion
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tennyson's epic Charge of the Light Brigade was really just McGonagall with a competent rhyme scheme and effective scansion!
  Where others would use more flowery language to remain within the rhyming scheme and scansion they have set up, he can find simple ways to do it, so it doesn't become contorted.
  The rest of the line follows the regular scansion, but this departure from the formal scansion at the start of the line contributes to its extraordinary power and helps to make it so memorable.
  But for a poet concerned with scansion, as Chaucer was, that weak ending the final e offered was a blessing.
  I took the liberty of fiddling with the scansion in Lines 3 and 7.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere ‘to climb’; compare with scan.

单词	scansion
释义	Definition of scansion in English: scansion noun ˈskanʃ(ə)nˈskænʃən mass noun 1The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm. the verse defies easy scansion Example sentencesExamples This kind of annotation of the rhythmic structure of a verse is called scansion, and the basic rhythmic pattern of a poem (if it has one) is called its meter. Very few children, for example, are now familiar with nursery rhymes, which not only fuel the imagination but form an introduction to scansion, rhythm and interesting vocabulary. After a brisk run-through of key terms - they include scansion, rhyme, caesura, verse - he proceeds to a series of Shakespearean speeches for analysis, which form the main section here. Some of the entries failed to make the grade because their authors apparently didn't understand the scansion required. But I'm not sure that I take your point about the equivalence of Japanese and English syllables in scansion. Using conventional scansion the lines would scan. It is a commentary on our times, that to us it seems if not odd, then certainly unexpected that a warrior and statesman should devote his attention to intricate questions of scansion and metrics. 1.1 The rhythm of a line of verse. triple scansion Example sentencesExamples I took the liberty of fiddling with the scansion in Lines 3 and 7. Where others would use more flowery language to remain within the rhyming scheme and scansion they have set up, he can find simple ways to do it, so it doesn't become contorted. The rest of the line follows the regular scansion, but this departure from the formal scansion at the start of the line contributes to its extraordinary power and helps to make it so memorable. Tennyson's epic Charge of the Light Brigade was really just McGonagall with a competent rhyme scheme and effective scansion! But for a poet concerned with scansion, as Chaucer was, that weak ending the final e offered was a blessing. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere 'to climb'; compare with scan. Rhymes expansion, mansion, stanchion Definition of scansion in US English: scansion nounˈskanSHənˈskænʃən 1The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm. the verse defies easy scansion Example sentencesExamples But I'm not sure that I take your point about the equivalence of Japanese and English syllables in scansion. It is a commentary on our times, that to us it seems if not odd, then certainly unexpected that a warrior and statesman should devote his attention to intricate questions of scansion and metrics. Some of the entries failed to make the grade because their authors apparently didn't understand the scansion required. Using conventional scansion the lines would scan. Very few children, for example, are now familiar with nursery rhymes, which not only fuel the imagination but form an introduction to scansion, rhythm and interesting vocabulary. After a brisk run-through of key terms - they include scansion, rhyme, caesura, verse - he proceeds to a series of Shakespearean speeches for analysis, which form the main section here. This kind of annotation of the rhythmic structure of a verse is called scansion, and the basic rhythmic pattern of a poem (if it has one) is called its meter. 1.1 The rhythm of a line of verse. triple scansion Example sentencesExamples Tennyson's epic Charge of the Light Brigade was really just McGonagall with a competent rhyme scheme and effective scansion! Where others would use more flowery language to remain within the rhyming scheme and scansion they have set up, he can find simple ways to do it, so it doesn't become contorted. The rest of the line follows the regular scansion, but this departure from the formal scansion at the start of the line contributes to its extraordinary power and helps to make it so memorable. But for a poet concerned with scansion, as Chaucer was, that weak ending the final e offered was a blessing. I took the liberty of fiddling with the scansion in Lines 3 and 7. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere ‘to climb’; compare with scan.
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