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1. Scansion: Metric Pattern Analysis of Paolo Manalo’s “ Jolography ” Prepared by: Mr. Joshua A. Apolonio, LPT

2. introduction T he researcher has focused on the phonetic analysis of meters, also known as scansion. This is the process of marking the stresses in a poem, and working out the meter from the distribution of stresses ( Nagra , 2016). Moreover, Finch (2012) gives this useful reminder: “Scanning a poem is a way of listening extremely closely to a poem's rhythm and marking what we hear. Notating the rhythm can force us to make crucial choices about the poem's music and meaning and their effect on us. Scanning teaches us to hear poems better (with the soul's ear and/or the body's ear) and is an inimitable way to appreciate poems by others on a profound level. When we are learning to write in meter, scanning is also the best way to make sure our poems are doing what we intended—that they "scan" correctly.”

3. In addition, scansion can be seen in a set of manners. With regards to the analysis of Paolo Manalo’s Jolography , the researcher will be using the following types of meter containing the stressed and unstressed syllables depending on what are commonly used: Iamb (U+S); Trochee (S+U); Spondee (S+S); Anapest (U+U+S); Dactyl (S+U+U); Pyrrhic (U+U); and, Amphibrach (U+S+U). In line with the provided types of meter follow different types of foot and each foot is equal to one (1) set of meter: Monometer (one foot); Dimeter (two feet); Trimeter (three feet); Tetrameter (four feet); Pentameter (five feet); Hexameter (six feet); Heptameter (seven feet); and, Octameter (eight feet).

4. Hence, the study aims to concentrate on the scansion of the literary work of Paolo Manalo’s Jolography which was published in 2003. The syllabic scanning of the poem serves as a necessity of identifying the correct use of stressed and unstressed patterns of every line. However, this paper would be a great help to the persons who are involved in the teaching-learning process of poetry.

5. Objectives of the Study This paper assessed the achievements or mastery of scansion as a metric pattern on the analysis of Paolo Manalo’s “ Jolography ”. More specifically, the paper aims to achieve the following objectives: to identify specific answers for accurate assumptions; to determine the type of meter with reference to the line length known as the foot; to recognize acatalectic, catalectic, and hypercatalectic metric patterns; to select lines containing caesurae and enjambments; and, to identify the used stressed and unstressed syllabic patterns of each line.

6. Assumptions of the Study The poem “ Jolography ” by Paolo Manalo has used different types of meters and foot. The poem has used acatalectic, catalectic, and hypercatalectic metric patterns. Some of the lines contain a caesura or an enjambment. The used poem has identified the correct stressed and unstressed syllabic patterns of each line.

7. LITERATURE REVIEW Scansions According to Bunn et al. (2019), scansion is the analysis of the metrical patterns of a poem by organizing its lines into feet of stressed and unstressed syllables and showing the major pauses, if any. Scansion also involves the classification of a poem’s stanza, structure, and rhyme scheme. By means of identifying meters, it is identified through different rhythmic patterns. In Shakespearean sonnets, using iambic pentameters are necessary due to his applied syllabic and fixed patterns.

8. Metric Lines According to Anglistik (2017), it is not always easy to determine a metrical pattern. In fact, quite frequently a series of syllables allows for more than one arrangement of accents. It is important to remember that a person reciting a poem is most likely to deviate from the regular metrical pattern – at least, one would hope so. Most notably, a division into two types of stress (stressed and not stressed) is an extreme simplification of what actually happens.

9. Caesurae and Enjambments Based on the literaryterms.net (2018), enjambment is almost like the opposite of caesura – rather than a pause within a single line, it’s when two lines run together without a pause or a break in meaning. In other words, it’s when a sentence carries on right through the line break. In these cases, readers are expected not to pause at the end of the line, but rather to continue reading straight through to the end of the sentence.

10. METHODS Research Design The researcher utilized the descriptive method in the study. Descriptive research is a method which aims to describe the nature of a situation as it exists at the time of the study and explore the causes of a particular phenomenon. The description on scanning a poem of Paolo Manalo titled ‘ Jolography ' has been explained thoroughly by providing supporting details related to the topics. The process of descriptive research involves gathering data that describes the events and then organizes, tabulates, depicts, and analyzes the data collection. According to Shuttleworth (2008), a descriptive research design is a scientific method which involves observing and describing the behavior of a subject without influencing it in any way .

11. Instruments Used This paper maximized a poem published by Paolo Manalo titled “ Jolography ” published in 2003 to identify metric patterns by using scansions. The researcher used the following types of meter containing the stressed and unstressed syllables depending on what are commonly used: Iamb (U+S); Trochee (S+U); Spondee (S+S); Anapest (U+U+S); Dactyl (S+U+U); Pyrrhic (U+U); and, Amphibrach (U+S+U). With regards to the separation of word groups by punctuation, caesurae (for pause/stops usually used with a comma) or enjambments (for stops with an open-ending and continues to the next line) can be applied depending on the use of the punctuation. In line with the provided types of meter follows different types of foot and each foot is equal to one (1) set of meter: Monometer (one foot); Dimeter (two feet); Trimeter (three feet); Tetrameter (four feet); Pentameter (five feet); Hexameter (six feet); Heptameter (seven feet); and, Octameter (eight feet ).

12. Research Procedures The paper has been analyzed through the application of scansions by using the common patterns of meters in the English literature. The researcher was able to scan each line of the poem and interpret them line by line in the simplest way possible. In view of this, the researcher must answer the following questions inclined with the stated objectives: What type of meter shall be used with reference to the length of each line of the poem? Did the line use acatalectic, catalectic, or a hypercatalectic metric pattern? Did the line contain a caesura or an enjambment? What stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern has been applied to each line of the poem? However, a stressed syllable must use the symbol “ ᵕ ” to identify the accented part of a word. An unstressed syllable must use the symbol “ / ” to identify the unaccented part of a word. To identify the caesura, the scansion must use the symbol “ || ” to know the sudden stops or pauses of the poem .

13. Data Analysis Descriptive analysis has been utilized by the researcher to treat the data reverence to the scansion of a poem when it comes to the metric lines of Paolo Manalo's literary work titled ‘ Jolography '.

14. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS   / ᵕ / ᵕ / ᵕ || ᵕ / O how dead you child are , whose spoiled   It has been shown that the line followed a syllabic pattern of trochaic trimeter and an iambic monometer separated by a caesura. The line showed three (3) metric feet before the caesura and one (1) metric foot afterward.