scansion

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

scansion
    n 1: analysis of verse into metrical patterns

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scansion \Scan"sion\, n. [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to
   climb. See {Scan}.] (Pros.)
   The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a
   verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "scansion":
      Stabreim, alliterative meter, blocking, detailing, enumeration,
      itemization, measure, meter, metrical pattern, metrics, numbers,
      parsing, prosodic pattern, prosody, quantitative meter, resolution,
      scanning, schematization, syllabic meter, vers libre,
      versification

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