Hoodoo Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCABBDDC EBEEBBDD FBFFBBDD GBGGBBDD HBHHBBDD| She mutters and stoops by the lone bayou | A |
| The little green leaves are hushed on the trees | B |
| An owl in an oak cries'Who oh who ' | C |
| And a fox barks back where the moon slants through | A |
| The moss that sways to a sudden breeze | B |
| Or That she sees | B |
| Whose eyes are coals in the light o' the moon | D |
| 'Soon oh soon ' hear her croon | D |
| ' Woe oh woe to the octoroon ' | C |
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| She mutters and kneels and her bosom is bare | E |
| The little green leaves are stirred on the trees | B |
| A black bat brushes her unkempt hair | E |
| And the hiss of a snake glides 'round her there | E |
| Or is it the voice of the ghostly breeze | B |
| Or That she sees | B |
| Whose mouth is flame in the light o' the moon | D |
| 'Soon oh soon ' hear her croon | D |
| 'Woe oh woe to the octoroon ' | - |
| - | |
| She mutters and digs and buries it deep | F |
| The little green leaves are wild on the trees | B |
| And nearer and nearer the noises creep | F |
| That gibber and maunder and whine and weep | F |
| Or is it the wave and the weariless breeze | B |
| Or That she sees | B |
| Which hobbles away in the light o' the moon | D |
| 'Soon oh soon ' hear her croon | D |
| 'Woe oh woe to the octoroon ' | - |
| - | |
| In the hut where the other girl sits with him | G |
| The little green leaves hang limp on the trees | B |
| All on a sudden the moon grows dim | G |
| Is it the shadow of cloud or of limb | G |
| Cast in the door by the moaning breeze | B |
| Or That she sees | B |
| Which limps and leers in the light o' the moon | D |
| 'Soon oh soon ' hear it croon | D |
| 'Woe oh woe to the octoroon ' | - |
| - | |
| It has entered in at the open door | H |
| The little green leaves fall dead from the trees | B |
| And she in the cabin lies stark on the floor | H |
| And she in the woods has her lover once more | H |
| And is it the hoot of the dying breeze | B |
| Or him who sees | B |
| Who mocks and laughs in the light o' the moon | D |
| 'Soon oh soon ' hear him croon | D |
| 'Woe oh woe to the octoroon ' | - |
Madison Julius Cawein
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