Harlem Hopscotch Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DEFF GGHH II| One foot down then hop It's hot | A |
| Good things for the ones that's got | A |
| Another jump now to the left | B |
| Everybody for hisself | C |
| - | |
| In the air now both feet down | D |
| Since you black don't stick around | E |
| Food is gone the rent is due | F |
| Curse and cry and then jump two | F |
| - | |
| All the people out of work | G |
| Hold for three then twist and jerk | G |
| Cross the line they count you out | H |
| That's what hopping's all about | H |
| - | |
| Both feet flat the game is done | I |
| They think I lost I think I won | I |
Maya Angelou
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