Weekend Glory Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBD EFGFHICI JJ KLMLCNON PCQRSTS UUVUWXUX CYCY CZA2ZB2JC2J| Some clichty folks | A |
| don't know the facts | B |
| posin' and preenin' | C |
| and puttin' on acts | B |
| stretchin' their backs | D |
| - | |
| They move into condos | E |
| up over the ranks | F |
| pawn their souls | G |
| to the local banks | F |
| Buying big cars | H |
| they can't afford | I |
| ridin' around town | C |
| actin' bored | I |
| - | |
| If they want to learn how to live life right | J |
| they ought to study me on Saturday night | J |
| - | |
| My job at the plant | K |
| ain't the biggest bet | L |
| but I pay my bills | M |
| and stay out of debt | L |
| I get my hair done | C |
| for my own self's sake | N |
| so I don't have to pick | O |
| and I don't have to rake | N |
| - | |
| Take the church money out | P |
| and head cross town | C |
| to my friend girl's house | Q |
| where we plan our round | R |
| We meet our men and go to a joint | S |
| where the music is blue | T |
| and to the point | S |
| - | |
| Folks write about me | U |
| They just can't see | U |
| how I work all week | V |
| at the factory | U |
| Then get spruced up | W |
| and laugh and dance | X |
| And turn away from worry | U |
| with sassy glance | X |
| - | |
| They accuse me of livin' | C |
| from day to day | Y |
| but who are they kiddin' | C |
| So are they | Y |
| - | |
| My life ain't heaven | C |
| but it sure ain't hell | Z |
| I'm not on top | A2 |
| but I call it swell | Z |
| if I'm able to work | B2 |
| and get paid right | J |
| and have the luck to be Black | C2 |
| on a Saturday night | J |
Maya Angelou
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