Negro Speaks Of Rivers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC A DEFGHI AA A| I've known rivers | A |
| I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the | B |
| flow of human blood in human veins | C |
| - | |
| My soul has grown deep like the rivers | A |
| - | |
| I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young | D |
| I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep | E |
| I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it | F |
| I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln | G |
| went down to New Orleans and I've seen its muddy | H |
| bosom turn all golden in the sunset | I |
| - | |
| I've known rivers | A |
| Ancient dusky rivers | A |
| - | |
| My soul has grown deep like the rivers | A |
Langston Hughes
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Negro Speaks Of Rivers
Negro Speaks Of Rivers is a poem by Langston Hughes. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Negro Speaks Of Rivers poem by Langston Hughes
Best Poems of Langston Hughes