Dreams Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDECFCCGDCCCHCIJK| in my younger years | A |
| before i learned | B |
| black people aren't | C |
| suppose to dream | D |
| i wanted to be | E |
| a raelet | C |
| and say dr o wn d in my youn tears | F |
| or tal kin bout tal kin bout | C |
| or marjorie hendricks and grind | C |
| all up against the mic | G |
| and scream | D |
| baaaaaby nightandday | C |
| baaaaaby nightandday | C |
| then as i grew and matured | C |
| i became more sensible | H |
| and decided i would | C |
| settle down | I |
| and just become | J |
| a sweet inspiration | K |
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Emma Nunn: Nikki Giovanni poems tells of her dream to be a part of a very popular singing group. She made the sensible choice to follow her passion for writing and "become a sweet inspiration" to anyone who reads her poem Dreams.
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Maya Angelou Still I Rise has an ending that compares to Giovanni poem Dreams.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise
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