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scansion

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/ˈskænˌzaɪən/

/ˈskænʃən/

noun

1 vezin çözümlemesi, ölçü analizi uncountable

Definition (English)

The process of analysing a line of poetry to identify its metrical pattern, marking stressed and unstressed syllables.

Example Sentences

Careful scansion showed that the line broke the metre on purpose.

Dikkatli vezin çözümlemesi, dizenin kasıtlı olarak vezni bozduğunu gösterdi.
Scansion is the first tool a student of poetry should learn.

Vezin çözümlemesi, bir şiir öğrencisinin öğrenmesi gereken ilk araçtır.

Collocations

scansion marksperform scansionscansion of a poemmetrical scansion