scansion / ˈskæn ʃən /

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scansion 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Prosody.

  1. the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or ′ for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.

更多scansion例句

  1. Words are shoehorned in without much regard for scansion, stress, or tone.
  2. It anticipates the climax of the description, besides ruining the scansion of the line.
  3. The latter syllable of Venus comes at the csural pause; but the scansion is best mended by omitting nygh; see footnote.
  4. The best way of scansion is perhaps to read despyt-e with final e, preserved by csura, and to pronounce Diane as Din'.
  5. A knowledge of the most common forms of variation is necessary to correct scansion.
  6. Consider the question which of these two systems of scansion is the more accurate and the more convenient.