scansion
noun /ˈskænʃn/
/ˈskænʃn/
[uncountable] (specialist)- the rhythm of a line of poetryWordfinderTopics Literature and writingc2
- couplet
- image
- lyric
- poetry
- recite
- refrain
- rhyme
- scansion
- stanza
- verse
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere ‘to climb’; compare with scan.