Is It Because I Am Black? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGHIE| Why do men smile when I speak | A |
| And call my speech | B |
| The whimperings of a babe | C |
| That cries but knows not what it wants | D |
| Is it because I am black | E |
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| Why do men sneer when I arise | F |
| And stand in their councils | G |
| And look them eye to eye | H |
| And speak their tongue | I |
| Is it because I am black | E |
Joseph Seamon Cotter
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