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scansionthe analysis of verse to show its meter and rhythmic structure

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the analysis of verse to show its meter and rhythmic structure

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskænʃən/

Korean meaning: 시의 운율과 리듬 구조를 분석하는 것, 운율법

Korean pronunciation: 스캔-션 (강세: 스캔)

Example Sentences

  • The student struggled with scansion until she realized it was like finding the heartbeat of a poem.
  • My scansion homework looked like a doctor's prescription - full of mysterious marks and symbols.
  • After learning scansion, reading poetry became like listening to music with visible beats.

scansion

NOUN

//ˈskænʃən//

the analysis of verse to show its meter and rhythmic structure

scansion concept
💡 Concept

Analyzing poetry's rhythmic structure

scansion rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the mansion's library, scansion leads to rhythm's expansion.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskænʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskænʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootscan
Suffix--sion

Origin

라틴어 'scandere(오르다, 측정하다)'에서 유래되었습니다. 고대 시인들이 시의 리듬을 측정하며 '올라가고 내려가는' 박자를 세던 것에서 나온 말입니다.

🎵Rhyme

mansionexpansiondimension

🔗Collocations

metrical scansion
perform scansion
scansion marks
traditional scansion
scansion pattern

📝Examples

The student struggled with scansion until she realized it was like finding the heartbeat of a poem.

😄 Fun example

My scansion homework looked like a doctor's prescription - full of mysterious marks and symbols.

After learning scansion, reading poetry became like listening to music with visible beats.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

prosodymeter analysisrhythmic analysis

Related

iambicpentameterversepoetryrhythmmeterfoot

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