Curiosity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDDAA EEFFGHAA AAIIAAAA JJEEKKAA| Mammy's in de kitchen an' de do' is shet | A |
| All de pickaninnies climb an' tug an' sweat | A |
| Gittin' to de winder stickin' dah lak flies | B |
| Evah one ermong us des all nose an' eyes | B |
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| Whut's she cookin' Isaac | C |
| Whut's she cookin' Jake | D |
| Is it sweet pertaters Is hit pie er cake | D |
| But we couldn't mek out even whah we stood | A |
| Whut was mammy cookin' dat could smell so good | A |
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| Mammy spread de winder an' she frown an' frown | E |
| How de pickaninnies come a tum blin' down | E |
| Den she say Ef you all keeps a peepin' in | F |
| How I'se gwine to whup you my 't 'ill be a sin | F |
| Need n' come a sniffin' an' a nosin' hyeah | G |
| 'Ca'se I knows my business nevah feah | H |
| Won't somebody tell us how I wish dey would | A |
| Whut is mammy cookin' dat it smells so good | A |
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| We know she means business an' we dassent stay | A |
| Dough it's mighty tryin' fuh to go erway | A |
| But we goes a troopin' down de ol' wood track | I |
| 'Twell dat steamin' kitchen brings us stealin' back | I |
| Climbin' an' a peepin' so's to see inside | A |
| Whut on earf kin mammy be so sha'p to hide | A |
| I'd des up an' tell folks w'en I knowed I could | A |
| Ef I was a cookin' t'ings dat smelt so good | A |
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| Mammy in de oven an' I see huh smile | J |
| Moufs mus' be a wat'rin' roun' hyeah fuh a mile | J |
| Den we almos' hollah ez we hu'ies down | E |
| 'Ca'se hit's apple dumplin's big an' fat an' brown | E |
| W'en de do' is opened solemn lak an' slow | K |
| Wisht you see us settin' all dah in a row | K |
| Innercent an' p'opah des lak chillun should | A |
| W'en dey mammy's cookin' t'ings dat smell so good | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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