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Scansion Kelsey Powell. Scansion- Dictionary Definition: The analysis of a poem’s meter. This is usually done by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables.

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1 Scansion Kelsey Powell

2 Scansion- Dictionary Definition: The analysis of a poem’s meter. This is usually done by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables in each line and then, based on the pattern of the stresses, dividing the line into feet.

3 Paraphrase: Analyzing a verse of a poem and dividing it up

4 Examples 1."I leant upon a coppice gate when Frost was spectre grey.". "I-leant-up-on-a-cop-pice-gate-when-Frost-was-spec- tre-grey.“ 2. That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, THAT'S my / LAST DUCH / ess PAINT / ed on / the WALL

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