Analysis of The Mulatto to His Critics
Joseph Seamon Cotter 1861 (Louisville) – 1949
Ashamed of my race?
And of what race an I?
I am many in one.
Thru my veins runs the blood
Of Red Man, Black Man, Briton, Celt and Scot,
In warring clash and tumultuous riot.
I welcome all,
But love the blood of the kindly race
That swarthes my skin, crinkles my hair,
And puts sweet music into my soul.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGAHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 01111 011111 111001 111101 1111110101 0101010010 1101 110110101 1111111 011100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 310 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 230 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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