Possum Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE EGHGGGIG EJGJGEEE EGGGKGHG| Ef dey 's anyt'ing dat riles me | A |
| An' jes' gits me out o' hitch | B |
| Twell I want to tek my coat off | C |
| So 's to r'ar an' t'ar an' pitch | B |
| Hit's to see some ign'ant white man | D |
| 'Mittin' dat owdacious sin | E |
| Wen he want to cook a possum | F |
| Tekin' off de possum's skin | E |
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| W'y dey ain't no use in talkin' | E |
| Hit jes' hu'ts me to de hea't | G |
| Fu' to see dem foolish people | H |
| Th'owin' 'way de fines' pa't | G |
| W'y dat skin is jes' ez tendah | G |
| An' ez juicy ez kin be | G |
| I knows all erbout de critter | I |
| Hide an' haih don't talk to me | G |
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| Possum skin is jes lak shoat skin | E |
| Jes' you swinge an' scrope it down | J |
| Tek a good sha'p knife an' sco' it | G |
| Den you bake it good an' brown | J |
| Huh uh honey you 's so happy | G |
| Dat yo' thoughts is 'mos' a sin | E |
| When you 's settin' dah a chawin' | E |
| On dat possum's cracklin' skin | E |
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| White folks t'ink dey know 'bout eatin' | E |
| An' I reckon dat dey do | G |
| Sometimes git a little idee | G |
| Of a middlin' dish er two | G |
| But dey ain't a t'ing dey knows of | K |
| Dat I reckon cain't be beat | G |
| Wen we set down at de table | H |
| To a unskun possum's meat | G |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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