Definitions

1. noun

the act or practice of analyzing and classifying the rhythm and meter of verse, especially in poetry

“The professor taught the class about the scansion of Shakespeare’s sonnets.”

2. noun

the arrangement of words in verse to produce a specific pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

“The poet’s use of scansion created a sense of urgency in the poem.”

3. verb

to analyze or classify the rhythm and meter of verse

“The student scansioned the poem to understand its underlying rhythm.”