Advice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEEEEFGF HEIEIHEHEFGF EJEJEHEHAFGF| W'en you full o' worry | A |
| 'Bout yo' wo'k an' sich | B |
| W'en you kind o' bothered | C |
| Case you can't get rich | B |
| An' yo' neighboh p'ospah | D |
| Past his jest desu'ts | E |
| An' de sneer of comerds | E |
| Stuhes yo' heaht an' hu'ts | E |
| Des don' pet yo' worries | E |
| Lay 'em on de she'f | F |
| Tek a little trouble | G |
| Brothah wid yo'se'f | F |
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| Ef a frien' comes mou'nin' | H |
| 'Bout his awful case | E |
| You know you don' grieve him | I |
| Wid a gloomy face | E |
| But you wrassle wid him | I |
| Try to tek him in | H |
| Dough hit cracks yo' features | E |
| Law you smile lak sin | H |
| Ain't you good ez he is | E |
| Don' you pine to def | F |
| Tek a little trouble | G |
| Brothah wid yo'se'f | F |
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| Ef de chillun pestahs | E |
| An' de baby's bad | J |
| Ef yo' wife gits narvous | E |
| An' you're gettin' mad | J |
| Des you grab yo' boot strops | E |
| Hol' yo' body down | H |
| Stop a tinkin' cuss w'rds | E |
| Chase away de frown | H |
| Knock de haid o' worry | A |
| Twell dey ain' none lef' | F |
| Tek a little trouble | G |
| Brothah wid yo'se'f | F |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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