{"id":1990,"date":"2017-07-02T19:58:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2017-07-02T19:58:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:58:25","slug":"poetic-insight-issue-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/poetic-insight-issue-7\/","title":{"rendered":"POETIC INSIGHT (ISSUE 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>POETIC INSIGHT (ISSUE 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EKO (OF THE STREET) BY EWO CHIDIEBERE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Succinct Review by Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE POET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ewo\u00a0Chidiebere\u00a0is a young poet from Enugu State and a pioneer Poet-in-Residence at the PIN-Virginrose Poets\u2019 Residency (2016), Victoria Island, Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EKO (OF THE STREET)<\/strong><br \/>\nyou are like the bottom half<br \/>\nof a broken bottle turned up<br \/>\nfilled with air and water,<br \/>\nwe are like the upper half<br \/>\nturned down<br \/>\nbegging water and air to stay<br \/>\nbut they take their leave<br \/>\nas soon as they come.<br \/>\nwe&#8217;ve folded our thirst<br \/>\ninto a soft song<br \/>\nthat feeds the stomach with hope.<br \/>\nwe need no mansions,<br \/>\nno castles,<br \/>\njust a little space<br \/>\nto spread our mat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STRUCTURE:<\/strong> A single stanza poem of 15 lines, Ewo\u2019s \u2018Eko\u2019 is appealingly structured despite being a free verse. Each line is made up of monosyllabic and disyllabic words that originate the poem\u2019s simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOOD\/TONE:<\/strong> solidarity, optimism and resignation<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUBJECT-MATTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first three lines of the poem compare Eko (Lagos), a densely populated city in Nigeria, with the bottom half |<em>of a broken bottle turned up| filled with air and water <\/em>in order to show a contrast between a seemingly blessed city and its inopportune inhabitants, in succeeding lines.<\/p>\n<p>The simile initiated in the first line is complemented with another simile in lines 4-8 where residents of Eko are compared to the upper half of the broken bottle earnestly pleading to be allowed access to stable opportunities being uninterruptedly enjoyed by the lower half \u2013 privileged section of the Eko society.<\/p>\n<p>In the other lines of the poem (9-11), the poet, who has all the while included himself as a member of the fortune-deprived part of Eko, talks about converting their unfortunate situation into optimism that quells famishment.<\/p>\n<p>The concluding lines (12-15) show how resigned this upper half of Eko are, about their inescapable and unpalatable condition. The poor standard of living of most residents of Eko is vividly painted by the poet, who alongside others would <em>spread his mat in a little space when night comes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEMES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poor standard of living<\/p>\n<p>Inequality<\/p>\n<p>Hardship<\/p>\n<p>Hope<\/p>\n<p>Contentment<\/p>\n<p>Resignation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>POETIC DEVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simile: lines 1-3, 4-6<\/p>\n<p>Alliteration: <u>b<\/u>roken &amp; <u>b<\/u>ottle (|b| alliterates in line 2); soft &amp; song (|s| alliterates in line 7)<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Enjambment: runs through the poem with a break at every full stop.<\/p>\n<p>Personification: begging water and air to stay\u2026 (line 6)<\/p>\n<p>Assonance: s<u>o<\/u>ft and s<u>o<\/u>ng (line 10)<\/p>\n<p>Synecdoche: stomach (line 11) represents the deprived Lagosians.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/poetic-insight-issue-7\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?fit=1018%2C1097&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1018,1097\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Komsons Studios&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ayokunle Komolafe&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?fit=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?fit=790%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2081 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o-278x300.jpg?resize=278%2C300\" alt=\"16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?resize=768%2C828&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?resize=950%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16819262_1288174674609411_3693950282368399052_o.jpg?w=1018&amp;ssl=1 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/strong> is the moderator of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) and editor of PIN Quarterly Journal.\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POETIC INSIGHT (ISSUE 7) EKO (OF THE STREET) BY EWO CHIDIEBERE A Succinct Review by Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom ABOUT THE POET Ewo\u00a0Chidiebere\u00a0is a young poet&hellip; 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