scansion

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of analyzing the meter of poetry.

Verb

1. (transitive) Of text, to put into a rhythmic form or meter.
2. (broadly, transitive) To impose patterns on.

Concepts

scansion

Synonymes

image dissection

scan

scanning

sweep

sweeping

sweepage

Traductions

escansão

Skandierung

scansione

μετρική ανάλυση στίχων

vezin bulma

تقطيع بيت الشعر

vezin tahlili

تفعيل

escansió

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈskæn.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Late Latin scansiōnem, accusative singular of scansiō (“the act of climbing”), from scandō (“I climb”).