This is an analysis of the poem Late Echo that begins with:

Alone with our madness and favorite flower
We see that there really is nothing left to write about. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcab deaXX edcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 010110110010 11111001010101 11000101001010111 001101001110110 110010101000100 1001110010100100 101000110 1001110010010 10011100101010 100110101110 10110100010 011101011011010 10111111111 1111000110110 00101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; same, and, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Late Echo;
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