A Death Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBA CCDDC EEAAE| Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass | A |
| Whah de branch 'll go a singin' as it pass | A |
| An' w'en I 's a layin' low | B |
| I kin hyeah it as it go | B |
| Singin' Sleep my honey tek yo' res' at las' | A |
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| Lay me nigh to whah hit meks a little pool | C |
| An' de watah stan's so quiet lak an' cool | C |
| Whah de little birds in spring | D |
| Ust to come an' drink an' sing | D |
| An' de chillen waded on dey way to school | C |
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| Let me settle w'en my shouldahs draps dey load | E |
| Nigh enough to hyeah de noises in de road | E |
| Fu' I t'ink de las' long res' | A |
| Gwine to soothe my sperrit bes' | A |
| Ef I's layin' 'mong de t'ings I's allus knowed | E |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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