In Darkest Africa Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEDD FFGG HHII| At evening when the lamp is lit | A |
| The tired Human People sit | A |
| And doze or turn with solemn looks | B |
| The speckled pages of their books | B |
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| Then I the Dangerous Kitten prowl | C |
| And in the Shadows softly growl | C |
| And roam about the farthest floor | D |
| Where Kitten never trod before | D |
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| And crouching in the jungle damp | E |
| I watch the Human Hunter's camp | E |
| Ready to spring with fearful roar | D |
| As soon as I shall hear them snore | D |
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| And then with stealthy tread I crawl | F |
| Into the dark and trackless hall | F |
| Where 'neath the Hat tree's shadows deep | G |
| Umbrellas fold their wings and sleep | G |
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| A cuckoo calls and to their dens | H |
| The People climb like frightened hens | H |
| And I'm alone and no one cares | I |
| In Darkest Africa down stairs | I |
Oliver Herford
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