Limitations Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDD ABDBEE BFDGHH| Ef you's only got de powah fe' to blow a little whistle | A |
| Keep ermong de people wid de whistles | B |
| Ef you don't you'll fin' out sho'tly dat you's th'owed yo' fines' feelin' | C |
| In a place dat's all a bed o' thistles | B |
| 'Tain't no use a goin' now ez sho's you bo'n | D |
| A squeakin' of yo' whistle 'g'inst a gread big ho'n | D |
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| Ef you ain't got but a teenchy bit o' victuals on de table | A |
| Whut' de use a claimin' hit's a feas' | B |
| Fe' de folks is mighty 'spicious an' dey's ap' to come apeerin' | D |
| Lookin' fe' de scraps you lef' at leas' | B |
| Wen de meal's a hidin' f'om de meal bin's top | E |
| You needn't talk to hide it ef you sta'ts des stop | E |
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| Ef yo' min' kin only carry half a pint o' common idees | B |
| Don' go roun' a sayin' hit's a bar'l | F |
| 'Ca'se de people gwine to test you an' dey'll fin' out you's a lyin' | D |
| Den dey'll twis' yo' sayin's in a snarl | G |
| Wuss t'ing in de country dat I evah hyahed | H |
| A crow dot sat a squawkin' I's a mockin' bird | H |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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