

Italian or English 14 lines accentual syllabic.įrench, syllabic 19 lines, rhyme, refrains.įrench, syllabic 39 lines end word sequence pattern (envoi). SCANSION: Latin Poetry Is Meant to be Heard. Greek 12 lines for us accentual syllabic, unrhymed, 11įrench, syllabic 12 or 15 lines 2 rhymes and a repeated Italian, accentual syllabic 11 lines for us triplets, interlocking This tool helps students develop scansion skills through interactive scansion exercises online.

The rest of the time will be given over to a discussion of your work.Īnglo-Saxon 8 lines for us 4-beat lines with caesura andįrench, syllabic 8 lines for us quatrains, with end refrain I will assign one or two of you each time to bring in examples of the next form.

A foot is a two- or three-syllable division of stresses. Part of each session will deal with the definition of a form for the next week, with examples-I will be looking to you for some research here. Scansion is the process of analyzing poetry's rhythm by looking at. He class will be run as a workshop with some lecture.
