Under The Locusts Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRS TUVU| What do the old men say | A |
| Sitting out of the sun | B |
| Many strange and common things | C |
| And so would any one | B |
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| Locust trees are sorry shade | D |
| They are good enough | E |
| Locust trees are sweet in spring | F |
| For trees so old and tough | E |
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| Dick's a sturdy little lad | G |
| Yonder throwing stones | H |
| Agues and rheumatic pains | I |
| Will fiddle on his bones | H |
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| Grinny Bob is out again | J |
| Begging for a dime | K |
| Niggers haven't any souls | L |
| Grinning all the time | K |
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| Jenny and Will go arm in arm | M |
| He's a lucky fellow | N |
| Jenny's checks are pink as rose | O |
| Her mother's cheeks are yellow | N |
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| War is on the paper says | P |
| Wounds and enemies | Q |
| Now young gallivanting bucks | R |
| Will know what trouble is | S |
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| Parson's coming up the hill | T |
| Meaning mighty well | U |
| Thinks he's preached the doubters down | V |
| And old men never tell | U |
John Crowe Ransom
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