scansionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈʃkæn.ʃən/us/ˈʃkæn.ʃən/specializedthe rhythm of a line of poetry, or the process of examining the rhythm of a line of poetry
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- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
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- limerick
- pantomime
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- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
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