15 Tools for Meter, Rhyme & Scansion
Free Poetry Scansion Tool — Meter, Rhyme & Syllable Analysis
Paste any poem and instantly see its meter, syllable counts, stress markings, rhyme scheme, and classical Latin/Greek quantitative verse — no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
Hover or click syllables to hear the alternating iambic pentameter pulse:
Interactive Workbench
Poem Scansion & Meter Analyzer
Click any syllable below to toggle stress markings manually
Analyzed locally — never uploaded
Prosodic Anatomy
The Six Metrical Feet
Every structured line in English poetry is built from repeating metrical units. Explore their rhythm, notation, and cadence.
Iamb
Rising & Naturalda-DUM"Shall I comPARE thee TO a SUMmer's DAY"
— Shakespeare, Sonnet 18
Trochee
Falling & ChantingDUM-da"TYger TYger, BURNing BRIGHT"
— William Blake, The Tyger
Anapest
Rolling & Gallopingda-da-DUM"Like a CHILD that is LOST in a CLOUD"
— Lord Byron, Stanzas for Music
Dactyl
Epic & Waltz-likeDUM-da-da"THIS is the FOrest priMEval, the PINES"
— Longfellow, Evangeline
Spondee
Weighty & EmphaticDUM-DUM"ROUGH WINDS do SHAKE the DARling BUDS"
— Substituted Foot Emphasis
Pyrrhic
Swift & Lightda-da"To the SWEET BIRD on the BOUGH"
— Substituted Acceleration
Scansion Suite
All 15 Specialized Scansion Tools
Dedicated analyzers for English, classical meters, and poetic forms
Poetry Meter Checker
Accentual-syllabic meter detection, iambic pentameter, feet scansion, and interactive stress chips.
Rhyme Scheme Generator
Phonetic ABAB/AABB labeling, perfect rhymes, slant rhymes, and eye rhyme diagnostics.
Syllable Counter for Poems
Line-by-line phonetic syllable counts, stanza averages, and interactive pronunciation overrides.
English Scansion Tool
Advanced syntactic stress heuristics, function-word suppression rules, and secondary stress handling.
Scansion Checker
Metrical regularity audit, substitution diagnostics, pyrrhic/spondaic clusters, and consistency scores.
Sonnet Checker
Evaluate 14 lines, iambic pentameter rhythm, Shakespearean and Petrarchan rhyme patterns, and the volta.
Haiku Checker
Verify 3 lines and canonical 5-7-5 syllable structure with spoken pronunciation checks.
Limerick Checker
Audit 5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme, and bouncy anapestic rhythm (da-da-DUM).
Latin Scansion Tool
Quantitative Latin meter: macron vowels, positional weights, elision (synaloepha), and elegiac distichs.
Dactylic Hexameter Scanner
Scan 6-foot classical epic verse from Virgil and Homer with dactyl/spondee substitution and caesura mapping.
Greek Scansion Tool
Ancient Greek quantitative meter: polytonic accents, morae calculations, and Homeric epic verse.
Iambic Senarius Tool
Scan 6-foot Roman theatrical comedic and tragic verse from Seneca, Plautus, and Terence.
Metron Scansion Tool
Dipodic double-foot measurement, iambic/trochaic trimeter decomposition, and anceps positions.
Comprehensive Poem Analyzer
Multi-dimensional report: lexical richness (TTR), stanza architecture, alliteration, and reading pace.
Scansion Tool PDF Generator
Export clean, printable scansion answer keys and student blank practice worksheets.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Click on any question below to expand the answer.
What is scansion and how does it work?▶
Scansion is the systematic analysis of poetic rhythm by marking syllables as stressed (—) or unstressed (˘), grouping them into metrical feet (iambs, trochees, anapests, dactyls), and identifying the overarching meter of the poem.
Is my poem or unpublished draft safe and private?▶
Yes, 100%. Scansion Tool processes all text, phonetic lookups, and scansion algorithms entirely inside your browser's local memory. No poem text is ever transmitted, uploaded, or stored on external servers.
How accurate is the automatic pronunciation dictionary and scansion engine?▶
The engine uses the 134,000-word CMU Pronouncing Dictionary paired with syntactic function-word stress suppression heuristics. Every result carries an honest confidence rating, and all syllable chips can be clicked to manually adjust stress markings.
Which classical languages and poetic forms are supported?▶
The suite supports English accentual-syllabic verse, Japanese-style Haiku (5-7-5), Limericks (AABBA), 14-line Sonnets, Classical Latin quantitative hexameter & elegiacs, and Ancient Greek polytonic epic & tragic verse.
Can educators generate printable worksheets for classroom use?▶
Yes! The Scansion Tool PDF Generator lets teachers and students export vector-quality scansion answer keys or blank student practice worksheets formatted for standard printing.