To America Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCDHow would you have us as we are | A |
Or sinking 'neath the load we bear | B |
Our eyes fixed forward on a star | A |
Or gazing empty at despair | B |
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Rising or falling Men or things | C |
With dragging pace or footsteps fleet | D |
Strong willing sinews in your wings | C |
Or tightening chains about your feet | D |
James Weldon Johnson
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