Uncle Jim Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JAKA

White folks is white says uncle JimA
A platitude I sneerB
And then I tell him so is milkC
And the froth upon his beerB
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His heart walled up with bitternessD
He smokes his pungent pipeE
And nods at me as if to sayF
Young fool you ll soon be ripeE
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I have a friend who eats his heartG
Always with grief of mineH
Who drinks my joy as tipplers drainI
Deep goblets filled with wineH
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I wonder why here at his sideJ
Face in the grass with himA
My mind should stray the Grecian urnK
To muse on uncle JimA

Countee Cullen



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