The Work Of Words Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCD ECFGB HIJKL MCNO PQBRS ACTUV WCXE YZA2SY WB2C2D2 ME2F2C2E2 QE2MGC2 G2 OE2C2CH2I2 J2 OBRS ACTUO WCXE YZA2SY WB2C2D2 OE2OC2E2 OE2OOC2| I am chatting soft and slow | A |
| Ke a boledi ana letting small truths flow | A |
| Adjective gentle | B |
| Adverb kindly | C |
| Question Who hears when we whisper | D |
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| You are talking loud and clear | E |
| O a boledi a Noun voice Verb carry | C |
| Command Speak it | F |
| Interjection Hey | G |
| Lesson Words only work when they travel | B |
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| We were discussing the heavy things | H |
| Re be re reri ana noun problems adjective hard | I |
| Colon This is school | J |
| Ask answer ask again | K |
| Semicolon Doubt is not failure it is research | L |
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| They have been confabulating in secret | M |
| Ba be ba boledi ana ka sephiri Adverb quietly | C |
| Noun whispers | N |
| Warning What grows in dark corners will walk in daylight | O |
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| He is holding a colloquy with the wise | P |
| O swere therisano Adjective formal ancient | Q |
| Noun council | B |
| Period Sit Learn | R |
| Wisdom wears old shoes | S |
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| Nations will be parleying for tomorrow | A |
| Ba tla swara dipoledi ano t a khut o Adverb urgently | C |
| Noun peace | T |
| Exclamation Hope | U |
| Rule Parley before the sword | V |
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| She can give repartee sharp as lightning | W |
| O kgona go arabela ka bjako Adjective quick Adverb fiercely | C |
| Dash gone use this Strike then heal | X |
| Proverb A tongue cuts deeper than a spear | E |
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| I must take a stance | Y |
| Ke swanet e go t ea boemo Noun ground Adjective firm | Z |
| Period Here | A2 |
| Command Choose | S |
| Truth Silence is also a stance | Y |
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| We should be listening | W |
| Re swanet e go theelet a Adverb deeply Noun ears | B2 |
| Ellipsis Even rocks listen | C2 |
| Lesson The world speaks when you stop | D2 |
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| The child is staying quiet | M |
| Ngwana o dut e a homot e Adjective still Noun silence | E2 |
| Period | F2 |
| Comma wait listen | C2 |
| Silence is a full sentence | E2 |
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| We might be in disagreement | Q |
| Re ka no se kwane Adjective human Noun difference | E2 |
| Conjunction But | M |
| But we stay | G |
| That is the whole education | C2 |
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| Word types I used | G2 |
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| Helping verbs am are were have been is will be can must should might | O |
| Nouns voice problems whispers council peace ground ears silence difference | E2 |
| Adjectives gentle hard formal ancient quick firm still human | C2 |
| Adverbs kindly quietly urgently fiercely deeply | C |
| Punctuation for impact Periods stop Exclamation rise Question think Colon pay attention Semicolon connect ideas Comma breathe pause | H2 |
| Chant it with a beat Stomp on the helping verbs Clap on the punctuation That s rhythm That s today s writing That s how you win | I2 |
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| Want me to add stage directions so you know exactly when to pause or raise your voice for the judges | J2 |
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| Wancient | O |
| Noun council | B |
| Period Sit Learn | R |
| Wisdom wears old shoes | S |
| - | |
| Nations will be parleying for tomorrow | A |
| Ba tla swara dipoledi ano t a khut o Adverb urgently | C |
| Noun peace | T |
| Exclamation Hope | U |
| Rule Parley before the sword | O |
| - | |
| She can give repartee sharp as lightning | W |
| O kgona go arabela ka bjako Adjective quick Adverb fiercely | C |
| Dash gone use this Strike then heal | X |
| Proverb A tongue cuts deeper than a spear | E |
| - | |
| I must take a stance | Y |
| Ke swanet e go t ea boemo Noun ground Adjective firm | Z |
| Period Here | A2 |
| Command Choose | S |
| Truth Silence is also a stance | Y |
| - | |
| We should be listening | W |
| Re swanet e go theelet a Adverb deeply Noun ears | B2 |
| Ellipsis Even rocks listen | C2 |
| Lesson The world speaks when you stop | D2 |
| - | |
| The child is staying quiet | O |
| Ngwana o dut e a homot e Adjective still Noun silence | E2 |
| Period | O |
| Comma wait listen | C2 |
| Silence is a full sentence | E2 |
| - | |
| We might be in disagreement | O |
| Re ka no se kwane Adjective human Noun difference | E2 |
| Conjunction But | O |
| But we stay | O |
| That is the whole education | C2 |
Asher Chipu
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