Scansion

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scansion \Scan"sion\, n. [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to
     climb. See {Scan}.] (Pros.)
     The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a
     verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scansion
       n : analysis of verse into metrical patterns

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "scansion":
     Stabreim, alliterative meter, blocking, detailing, enumeration,
     itemization, measure, meter, metrical pattern, metrics, numbers,
     parsing, prosodic pattern, prosody, quantitative meter, resolution,
     scanning, schematization, syllabic meter, vers libre,
     versification