Vendler Grid
| Meaning | A person isn't truly happy until they become as indifferent to their race as this donkey in the poem. |
| Antecedent Scenario | The person isn't accepted for who he is, so he expresses himself through the mule. |
| Structural Parts | The mule knows he is a mule, but others may not accept/ see that. He will become who he wants to be as long as he's okay with it. |
| Climax | "I'm like that old mule" |
| Other Parts | The Poet addresses his mule's identity to reflect on his identity. |
| Skeleton | The poet gets ready to announce his identity. |
| Content Genre- games | |
| Tone | Demanding. |
| Agency | The poet is the fieagent. |
| Roads Not Taken | There should be another stanza in between to create a setting. |
| Speech Acts | |
| Outer and Inner Structural Forms | There's a change of person. The mule is the agent for the first stanza, then the person is the agent for the ending stanza. |
| Imagination | Freedom and power come to mind as I read this poem. It sets an individual free from judgement and lets them take control of their character. |
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