Dinner Guest: Me Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDCEFGHFIEJI KLMLNOPBOI know I am | A |
The Negro Problem | B |
Being wined and dined | C |
Answering the usual questions | D |
That come to white mind | C |
Which seeks demurely | E |
To Probe in polite way | F |
The why and wherewithal | G |
Of darkness U S A | H |
Wondering how things got this way | F |
In current democratic night | I |
Murmuring gently | E |
Over fraises du bois | J |
I'm so ashamed of being white | I |
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The lobster is delicious | K |
The wine divine | L |
And center of attention | M |
At the damask table mine | L |
To be a Problem on | N |
Park Avenue at eight | O |
Is not so bad | P |
Solutions to the Problem | B |
Of course wait | O |
Langston Hughes
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