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Explore Scansion through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like meter or metre. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Scansion in a sentence

Scansion meaning

  1. The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.
  2. The act of analyzing the meter of poetry.

Synonyms of Scansion

meter metre measure beat cadence

Related words

Other words often associated with Scansion or its synonyms:

prosody rhythmicity time move tired cadency criterion step quantify pulse mensuration quantity

Using Scansion

  • The main meaning on this page is: The rhythm or meter of a line or verse. | The act of analyzing the meter of poetry.
  • Useful related words include: meter, metre, measure, beat.

Context around Scansion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

crisp 1× hexameter 1×

Often after:

marked 1×

Sentence patterns with Scansion

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but the scansion marked below 1× difficult hexameter scansion are by 1× piecrust crisp scansion and a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the scansion 1× such strange words 1× with its piecrust 1×

Common sentence endings:

easy to memorise 1× for present purposes 1× to read aloud 1×

Words around Scansion

Just before it in the word index:

scans 398 scanpan 2 scanning 524 scanners 154 scanner 350 scannella 5

Just after it in the word index:

scansource 2 scant 206 scantiest 3 scantily 33 scantlebury 2 scantling 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Scansion

  • In this selection, "scansion" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, crisp, hexameter and marked stand out and add context to how "scansion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but the scansion marked below and difficult hexameter scansion are by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scansion" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scansion

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But the scansion marked below is close enough for present purposes. (11 words)

Such strange words in difficult hexameter scansion, are by no means easy to memorise. (14 words)

With its piecrust-crisp scansion and a tinge of Hilaire Belloc, this is a delight to read aloud. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

With its piecrust-crisp scansion and a tinge of Hilaire Belloc, this is a delight to read aloud. (18 words)

Such strange words in difficult hexameter scansion, are by no means easy to memorise. (14 words)

But the scansion marked below is close enough for present purposes. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

But the scansion marked below is close enough for present purposes.

With its piecrust-crisp scansion and a tinge of Hilaire Belloc, this is a delight to read aloud.

Such strange words in difficult hexameter scansion, are by no means easy to memorise.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scansion" in a sentence?
An example: "But the scansion marked below is close enough for present purposes." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "scansion" from authentic English texts.
What does "scansion" mean?
Scansion means: The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.
What are synonyms of "scansion"?
Common synonyms of "scansion" include: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence.
How many example sentences with "scansion" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "scansion", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.