Philosophy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF FFGG| I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah whut he said de othah night | A |
| 'Bout hit bein' people's dooty fu' to keep dey faces bright | A |
| How one ought to live so pleasant dat ouah tempah never riles | B |
| Meetin' evahbody roun' us wid ouah very nicest smiles | B |
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| Dat 's all right I ain't a sputin' not a t'ing dat soun's lak fac' | C |
| But you don't ketch folks a grinnin' wid a misery in de back | C |
| An' you don't fin' dem a smilin' w'en dey 's hongry ez kin be | D |
| Leastways dat 's how human natur' allus seems to 'pear to me | D |
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| We is mos' all putty likely fu' to have our little cares | E |
| An' I think we 'se doin' fus' rate w'en we jes' go long and bears | E |
| Widout breakin' up ouah faces in a sickly so't o' grin | F |
| W'en we knows dat in ouah innards we is p'intly mad ez sin | F |
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| Oh dey 's times fu' bein' pleasant an' fu' goin' smilin' roun' | F |
| 'Cause I don't believe in people allus totin' roun' a frown | F |
| But it's easy 'nough to titter w'en de stew is smokin' hot | G |
| But hit's mighty ha'd to giggle w'en dey's nuffin' in de pot | G |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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