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metre vs scansion

scansion vs metre

metre and scansion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metre Yes No No No
scansion Yes No No No
As nouns, scansion is a hyponym of metre; that is, scansion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metre:
  • metre: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • scansion: analysis of verse into metrical patterns
Other hyponyms of metre include catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit.
metre (noun) scansion (noun)
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration analysis of verse into metrical patterns
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Difference between metre and scansion

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