Is Scansion a Verb?

Scansion (/ˈskæn. ʃən/ SKAN-shən, rhymes with mansion; verb: to scan), or a system of scansion, is the method or practice of determining and (usually) graphically representing the metrical pattern of a line of verse.

Is scansion a word?

Scansion is a fancy literary term that simply means discovering the meter (or underlying structure) of a poem by marking where the stresses naturally fall. ... Since the 1670s, scansion has meant "marking verse in metric feet," from a Latin root meaning "to climb."

Can example be a verb?

verb (used with object), ex·am·pled, ex·am·pling. Rare. to give or be an example of; exemplify (used in the passive).