In August Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD EEEE AAAA| When August days are hot an' dry | A |
| When burning copper is the sky | A |
| I 'd rather fish than feast or fly | A |
| In airy realms serene and high | A |
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| I 'd take a suit not made for looks | B |
| Some easily digested books | B |
| Some flies some lines some bait some hooks | B |
| Then would I seek the bays and brooks | B |
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| I would eschew mine every task | C |
| In Nature's smiles my soul should bask | C |
| And I methinks no more could ask | C |
| Except perhaps one little flask | C |
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| In case of accident you know | D |
| Or should the wind come on to blow | D |
| Or I be chilled or capsized so | D |
| A flask would be the only go | D |
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| Then could I spend a happy time | E |
| A bit of sport a bit of rhyme | E |
| A bit of lemon or of lime | E |
| To make my bottle's contents prime | E |
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| When August days are hot an' dry | A |
| I won't sit by an' sigh or die | A |
| I 'll get my bottle on the sly | A |
| And go ahead and fish and lie | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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