Equality Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACADED AA FGHI AJKJ AA FLMN MOAD AA| You declare you see me dimly | A |
| through a glass which will not shine | B |
| though I stand before you boldly | A |
| trim in rank and marking time | C |
| You do own to hear me faintly | A |
| as a whisper out of range | D |
| while my drums beat out the message | E |
| and the rhythms never change | D |
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| Equality and I will be free | A |
| Equality and I will be free | A |
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| You announce my ways are wanton | F |
| that I fly from man to man | G |
| but if I'm just a shadow to you | H |
| could you ever understand | I |
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| We have lived a painful history | A |
| we know the shameful past | J |
| but I keep on marching forward | K |
| and you keep on coming last | J |
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| Equality and I will be free | A |
| Equality and I will be free | A |
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| Take the blinders from your vision | F |
| take the padding from your ears | L |
| and confess you've heard me crying | M |
| and admit you've seen my tears | N |
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| Hear the tempo so compelling | M |
| hear the blood throb in my veins | O |
| Yes my drums are beating nightly | A |
| and the rhythms never change | D |
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| Equality and I will be free | A |
| Equality and I will be free | A |
Maya Angelou
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