Life Is Fine Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE F AGHI DEJE J KLMN AJHJ O| I went down to the river | A |
| I set down on the bank | B |
| I tried to think but couldn't | C |
| So I jumped in and sank | B |
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| I came up once and hollered | D |
| I came up twice and cried | E |
| If that water hadn't a been so cold | F |
| I might've sunk and died | E |
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| But it was Cold in that water It was cold | F |
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| I took the elevator | A |
| Sixteen floors above the ground | G |
| I thought about my baby | H |
| And thought I would jump down | I |
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| I stood there and I hollered | D |
| I stood there and I cried | E |
| If it hadn't a been so high | J |
| I might've jumped and died | E |
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| But it was High up there It was high | J |
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| So since I'm still here livin' | K |
| I guess I will live on | L |
| I could've died for love | M |
| But for livin' I was born | N |
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| Though you may hear me holler | A |
| And you may see me cry | J |
| I'll be dogged sweet baby | H |
| If you gonna see me die | J |
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| Life is fine Fine as wine Life is fine | O |
Langston Hughes
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