This is an analysis of To Certain Critics by Countee Cullen.

Then call me traitor if you must,
Shout reason and default!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc dadaeXeX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11110011 110101 11010101 100101 11110111 110101 01110001 010101 11010101 101100 11010101 111111 011101001 101100 1101111 0100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16