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Noun: scansion  skan-shun
  1. Analysis of verse into metrical patterns
    "The students practised scansion to better understand the poem's rhythm"

Derived forms: scansions

Type of: beat, cadence, measure, meter [US], metre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Scansion