The Seasons Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCABC DDEFFE GADGAD| W'en de leaves begin to fall | A |
| An' de fros' is on de ground | B |
| An' de 'simmons is a ripenin' on de tree | C |
| W'en I heah de dinner call | A |
| An' de chillen gadder 'round | B |
| 'Tis den de 'possum is de meat fu' me | C |
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| W'en de wintertime am pas' | D |
| An' de spring is come at las' | D |
| W'en de good ole summer sun begins to shine | E |
| Oh my thoughts den tek a turn | F |
| An' my heart begins to yearn | F |
| Fo' dat watermelon growin' on de vine | E |
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| Now de yeah will sholy bring | G |
| 'Round a season fu' us all | A |
| Ev'y one kin pick his season f'om de res' | D |
| But de melon in de spring | G |
| An' de 'possum in de fall | A |
| Mek it hard to tell which time o' year am bes' | D |
James Weldon Johnson
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