Common Things Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBCBDEDEBFGFHIHI| I like to hear of wealth and gold | A |
| And El Doradoes in their glory | B |
| I like for silks and satins bold | A |
| To sweep and rustle through a story | B |
| The nightingale is sweet of song | C |
| The rare exotic smells divinely | B |
| And knightly men who stride along | C |
| The role heroic carry finely | B |
| But then upon the other hand | D |
| Our minds have got a way of running | E |
| To things that aren't quite so grand | D |
| Which maybe we are best in shunning | E |
| For some of us still like to see | B |
| The poor man in his dwelling narrow | F |
| The hollyhock the bumblebee | G |
| The meadow lark and chirping sparrow | F |
| We like the man who soars and sings | H |
| With high and lofty inspiration | I |
| But he who sings of common things | H |
| Shall always share our admiration | I |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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