A Summer Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFDGDG DHDHIIII IIIIJBJB| Summah is de lovin' time | A |
| Do' keer what you say | B |
| Night is allus peart an' prime | A |
| Bettah dan de day | B |
| Do de day is sweet an' good | C |
| Birds a singin' fine | D |
| Pines a smellin' in de wood | C |
| But de night is mine | D |
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| Rivah whisperin' howdy do | E |
| Ez it pass you by | F |
| Moon a lookin' down at you | E |
| Winkin' on de sly | F |
| Frogs a croakin' f'om de pon' | D |
| Singin' bass dey fill | G |
| An' you listen way beyon' | D |
| Ol' man whippo'will | G |
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| Hush up honey tek my han' | D |
| Mek yo' footsteps light | H |
| Somep'n' kin' o' hol's de lan' | D |
| On a summah night | H |
| Somep'n' dat you nevah sees | I |
| An' you nevah hyeahs | I |
| But you feels it in de breeze | I |
| Somep'n' nigh to teahs | I |
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| Somep'n' nigh to teahs dat's so | I |
| But hit's nigh to smiles | I |
| An' you feels it ez you go | I |
| Down de shinin' miles | I |
| Tek my han' my little dove | J |
| Hush an' come erway | B |
| Summah is de time fu' love | J |
| Night time beats de day | B |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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