Legacies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR| her grandmother called her from the playground | A |
| yes ma'am | B |
| i want chu to learn how to make rolls said the old | C |
| woman proudly | D |
| but the little girl didn't want | E |
| to learn how because she knew | F |
| even if she couldn't say it that | G |
| that would mean when the old one died she would be less | H |
| dependent on her spirit so | I |
| she said | J |
| i don't want to know how to make no rolls | K |
| with her lips poked out | L |
| and the old woman wiped her hands on | M |
| her apron saying lord | N |
| these children | O |
| and neither of them ever | P |
| said what they meant | Q |
| and i guess nobody ever does | R |
Nikki Giovanni
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Unique Hudson : They were at the playground in the little girl didn't want to listen to her grandma . She was just a sassy little girl she said she didn't want to make rolls.
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