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A system of scansion is a way to mark the metrical patterns of a line of poetry. In classical poetry, these patterns are based on the different lengths of each vowel sound, and in English poetry, they are based on the different stresses placed on each syllable. In both cases, the meter often has a regular foot.
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What is scansion? A system of scansion is a way to mark the metrical patterns of a line of poetry. In classical poetry, these patterns are based on the different lengths of each vowel sound, and in English poetry, they are...
Also tagged: amphibrach, anapest, antibaccius, bacchius, cretic, dactyl, iamb, molossus, pyrrhic, spondee, tribrach, trochee, iambic pentameter
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