for a pause. Example: and firéd / th
shót / heărd roúnd / th wórld /. In the oral scansion of poetry, a reader stresses the accented syllables heavily.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
scan|sion|ist — «SKAN shuh nihst», noun. a person skilled in scansion … Useful english dictionary
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
scan — fen·no·scan·di·an; scan·dal·iza·tion; scan·dal·iz·er; scan·dal·ous; scan·da·lum; scan·da·roon; scan·dent; scan·di·hoo·vi·an; scan·di·um; scan·dix; scan·mag; scan·na·ble; scan·sion; scan·sion·ist; scan·so·res; scan·so·ri·al; pho·to·scan; scan;… … English syllables
scansion — scan·sion … English syllables
scansion — scan·sion (skanґshən) scanning speech … Medical dictionary
scansion — scan|sion [ skænʃən ] noun uncount TECHNICAL the RHYTHM (=pattern of beats) of a poem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scansionist — scan·sion·ist … English syllables
scansion — scan•sion [[t]ˈskæn ʃən[/t]] n. pro the metrical analysis of verse • Etymology: 1645–55; < LL scānsiō, L: the act of climbing =scand(ere) to climb + tiō tion … From formal English to slang
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vi — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; ab·sol·vi·tor; al·le·vi·ant; al·le·vi·ate; al·le·vi·a·tion; al·le·vi·a·tive; al·le·vi·a·tor; al·lu·vi·ate; al·lu·vi·a·tion; al·lu·vi·on; al·lu·vi·ous; al·lu·vi·um; an·ti·vi·rot·ic;… … English syllables
