An acoustic-analytic role for the deviation between the scansion and reading of poems

This research aimed 1) to compare the results of scansion with those of an acoustic analysis, 2) to classify the problematic feet of cadence, which is identical to the foot types in casual speech, and 3) to clarify the relation of scansion to acoustic analyses. Additionally, it tried to establish the necessity and clarify what benefits of acoustic analyses will provide readers of poems with problematic scansions. For the research, lines were sporadically chosen from by 12 poets and readings of their own poems in the tape titled, THE POET SPEAKS. All seemingly problematic mismatches between the results of scansion and acoustic scalar values were analyzed and discussed. Among suprasegmentals and acoustic scalar values of stress intensity, foot duration, and pitch height, the first values proved to be the best guide and play a greater role in scansion and reading poems.