The Lesson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKCL| I keep on dying again | A |
| Veins collapse opening like the | B |
| Small fists of sleeping | C |
| Children | D |
| Memory of old tombs | E |
| Rotting flesh and worms do | F |
| Not convince me against | G |
| The challenge The years | H |
| And cold defeat live deep in | I |
| Lines along my face | J |
| They dull my eyes yet | K |
| I keep on dying | C |
| Because I love to live | L |
Maya Angelou
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IRENE BOLDEN: I am a long time fan of Maya Angelou, when I was younger it was listening to her lessons in creative writing, which encouraged me to be a 'strong black woman'. This is the first time I have read this poem, I like it, it invites me to study the words she uses to describe an act of love
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