This is an analysis of the poem Echolalia that begins with:

Autistically freed...
From a conformity enforced....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacbdbbbb XXd dbbbbdeXcaaa XXX FX XXX FX FX X XX eXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,12,3,2,3,2,2,1,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001 00010001 1010 001001001 10100001 11101 010101011 101000 101001 0111 100111010 0100010 110010 10000101 10010101 01010010 101111001 0101001 0110100 100 010010010111 11101 01010011 111001 1100101 100000000000111 100000000000111 100000000000111 101011 1111011 100000000000111 100000000000111 100000000000111 101011 1111011 101011 1111011 100000000000111 1111 100101010 11 11 1111 111010111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; 'niggercrackerniggercrackerniggercracker, get, back, ', that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 'niggercrackerniggercrackerniggercracker is repeated.

    The author used the same word 'crank at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Echolalia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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