Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 6 AIL 0518 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Scanning a Line
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The idea
The glossary has no headword for scansion. The procedure is standard: read the line aloud, mark the stresses you hear, group them into repeating units, then count the units. Marking before counting is the order that matters, because the count depends on the grouping.
In practice
Mark the stresses, then count.
Where people slip
Group before you count.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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