Of De Witt Williams On His Way To Lincoln Cemetery Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CB DECE FGHG IBJB ABAB CB| He was born in Alabama | A |
| He was bred in Illinois | B |
| He was nothing but a | A |
| Plain black boy | B |
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| Swing low swing low sweet sweet chariot | C |
| Nothing but a plain black boy | B |
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| Drive him past the Pool Hall | D |
| Drive him past the Show | E |
| Blind within his casket | C |
| But maybe he will know | E |
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| Down through Forty seventh Street | F |
| Underneath the L | G |
| And Northwest Corner Prairie | H |
| That he loved so well | G |
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| Don t forget the Dance Halls | I |
| Warwick and Savoy | B |
| Where he picked his women where | J |
| He drank his liquid joy | B |
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| Born in Alabama | A |
| Bred in Illinois | B |
| He was nothing but a | A |
| Plain black boy | B |
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| Swing low swing low sweet sweet chariot | C |
| Nothing but a plain black boy | B |
Gwendolyn Brooks
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