How to Scan Poetry

Hey there,

It seems that some people were interested in learning more about poetic meter and how it works.  In case you happen to be one of those people, here's a good place to start: it's a short introduction to scansion written by Robert Hass, who's a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was Poet Laureate of the US in the 1990's, and, luckily, teaches in the English Department at Berkeley.  Should set you on the right track:

How to Scan Poetry 

-Ben

(btw, I highly recommend taking Hass' classes, if you ever get the opportunity.  He'll remind you of the uncle you'd always wished you'd had.)