Madam And The Census Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HIFI J K LFCF MNFN OPCP QKRK

The census manA
The day he came roundB
Wanted my nameC
To put it downD
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I said JohnsonE
Alberta KF
But he hated to writeG
The K that wayF
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He said WhatH
Does K stand forI
I said KF
And nothing moreI
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He said I'm gonna put itJ
K A Y-
I said If you doK
You lie-
-
My mother christened meL
Alberta KF
You leave my nameC
Just that wayF
-
He said MrsM
With a snortN
Just a KF
Makes your name too shortN
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I said I don'tO
Give a damnP
Leave me and my nameC
Just like I amP
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Furthermore rub outQ
That MRS tooK
I'll have you knowR
I'm Madam to youK

Langston Hughes



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