English Poetry

noun the analysis of poetic meter

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• The poet carefully considered the scansion of each line to ensure the proper rhythm and meter.
• I struggled with the scansion of the poem because I couldn't figure out the stressed and unstressed syllables.
• I just don't get the scansion stuff in poetry, it's too confusing for me.
• The scansion of her emotions revealed a hidden depth to her words.

noun a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line

• The poet wrote a beautiful sonnet dedicated to his beloved.
• I love reading sonnets because they are so romantic.
• Check out this sick sonnet I just wrote for my crush!
• The sunset painted the sky in colors that could rival any sonnet.