A Plantation Melody Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDB EEEFFE GGEHHE IIEIIE| De trees is bendin' in de sto'm | A |
| De rain done hid de mountain's fo'm | A |
| I 's 'lone an' in distress | B |
| But listen dah 's a voice I hyeah | C |
| A sayin' to me loud an' cleah | D |
| Lay low in de wildaness | B |
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| De lightnin' flash de bough sway low | E |
| My po' sick hea't is trimblin' so | E |
| It hu'ts my very breas' | E |
| But him dat give de lightnin' powah | F |
| Jes' bids me in de tryin' howah | F |
| Lay low in de wildaness | E |
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| O brothah w'en de tempes' beat | G |
| An' w'en yo' weary head an' feet | G |
| Can't fin' no place to res' | E |
| Jes' 'membah dat de Mastah 's nigh | H |
| An' putty soon you 'll hyeah de cry | H |
| Lay low in de wildaness | E |
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| O sistah w'en de rain come down | I |
| An' all yo' hopes is 'bout to drown | I |
| Don't trus' de Mastah less | E |
| He smilin' w'en you t'ink he frown | I |
| He ain' gwine let yo' soul sink down | I |
| Lay low in de wildaness | E |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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