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Scansion
Sign in to savethumb|alt=Trust not yourself; but your defects to know, Make use of ev'ry friend—and ev'ry foe.|An example of scansion over a quote from Alexander Pope Scansion ( , rhymes with mansion; verb: to scan), or a system of scansion, is the method or practice of determining and (usually) graphically representing the metrical pattern of a line of verse. In classical poetry, these patterns are quantitative based on the different lengths of each syllable, while in English poetry, they are based on the different levels of stress placed on each syllable. In both cases, the meter often has a regular foot.
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20 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Elements
- Classical notation
- Common 2- 3- and 4-level notations
- 2-level notations
- 3-level notations
- 4-level notations
- Rhythmi-metrical scansion
- Marina Tarlinskaja
- Derek Attridge
- Peter L. Groves
- Other methods of scansion
- Musical scansion
- Robert Bridges
- George R. Stewart
- Generative metrics
- Other symbols
- Bibliography
- Notes
- References
thumb|alt=Trust not yourself; but your defects to know, Make use of ev'ry friend—and ev'ry foe.|An example of scansion over a quote from Alexander Pope Scansion ( , rhymes with mansion; verb: to scan), or a system of scansion, is the method or practice of determining and (usually) graphically representing the metrical pattern of a line of verse. In classical poetry, these patterns are quantitative based on the different lengths of each syllable, while in English poetry, they are based on the different levels of stress placed on each syllable. In both cases, the meter often has a regular foot. Over the years, many systems have been established to mark the scansion of a poem.
==Overview==