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Scansion

//ˈskæn.ʃən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The rhythm or meter of a line or verse. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    analysis of verse into metrical patterns wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of analyzing the meter of poetry. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Of text, to put into a rhythmic form or meter. transitive

    "Many of my doggerels are scansioned from letters I've written to these children while they were incarcerated in those warehouses for the minority nuisance, laughingly called correctional facilities."

  2. 2
    To impose patterns on. broadly, transitive

    "The fine zigzag and diagonal interweavings, the nuances of varying intervals between the scansioned dots, show the enormous time and effort Polke invested in his complex, manual transfer method."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin scansiōnem, accusative singular of scansiō (“the act of climbing”), from scandō (“I climb”).

Etymology 2

From Late Latin scansiōnem, accusative singular of scansiō (“the act of climbing”), from scandō (“I climb”).

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