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How to scan a poem? Poetic Scansion
1. HOW TO SCAN A POEM?
SMOPS: SEQUENTIAL MODEL OF POETIC SCANSION
SMOPS: (Described in Chapter: 5)
Book’s Title:
“Understanding the Art of English Poetry (A Multi-Level Practical
Textbook)”
Step 1: Careful Reading
Step 3: Identifying the Rhyme Scheme
SMOPS: Sequential Model of Poetic Scansion
Step 2: Phonetic Transcription
Step 4: Marking and Dividing Stressed and
Unstressed Syllables
Step 5: Identifying the Metrical Feet per Line