![]() Marks syllables that are only partially accented. Marks the weaker (softer, shorter, or lower pitched) syllables ![]() Marks the stronger (louder, longer, or higher pitched) syllables The Four Symbols You Will Need for Scanning ![]() ![]() When we are learning to write in meter, scanning is also the best way to make sure our poems are doing what we intended-that they "scan" correctly. Scanning teaches us to hear poems better (with the soul's ear and/or the body's ear) and is an inimitable way to appreciate poems by others on a profound level. Notating the rhythm can force us to make crucial choices about the poem's music and meaning and their effect on us. Scanning a poem is a way of listening extremely closely to a poem's rhythm and marking what we hear. A good metrical poem "scans," meaning that its meter follows the rules-and also, we "scan" a poem when we mark its meter. "To scan" is both an intransitive and a transitive verb. Scansion of Annie Finch's poem "Landing Under Water" from the Readers Guide to her book Calendars, available for free download here
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