scansion
🇺🇸
/ˈskænʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˈskænʃn/
noun
R
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
The professor analyzed the scansion of the poem to understand its rhythm.
translation
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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