Signs Of The Times Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBBDED CFGFCHCH AIEICJEJ BCCCCAAA CABACHJK| Air a gittin' cool an' coolah | A |
| Frost a comin' in de night | B |
| Hicka' nuts an' wa'nuts fallin' | C |
| Possum keepin' out o' sight | B |
| Tu'key struttin' in de ba'nya'd | B |
| Nary step so proud ez his | D |
| Keep on struttin' Mistah Tu'key | E |
| Yo' do' know whut time it is | D |
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| Cidah press commence a squeakin' | C |
| Eatin' apples sto'ed away | F |
| Chillun swa'min' 'roun' lak ho'nets | G |
| Huntin' aigs ermung de hay | F |
| Mistah Tu'key keep on gobblin' | C |
| At de geese a flyin' souf | H |
| Oomph dat bird do' know whut's comin' | C |
| Ef he did he 'd shet his mouf | H |
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| Pumpkin gittin' good an' yallah | A |
| Mek me open up my eyes | I |
| Seems lak it's a lookin' at me | E |
| Jes' a la'in' dah sayin' Pies | I |
| Tu'key gobbler gwine 'roun' blowin' | C |
| Gwine 'roun' gibbin' sass an' slack | J |
| Keep on talkin' Mistah Tu'key | E |
| You ain't seed no almanac | J |
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| Fa'mer walkin' th'oo de ba'nya'd | B |
| Seein' how things is comin' on | C |
| Sees ef all de fowls is fatt'nin' | C |
| Good times comin' sho 's you bo'n | C |
| Hyeahs dat tu'key gobbler braggin' | C |
| Den his face break in a smile | A |
| Nebbah min' you sassy rascal | A |
| He 's gwine nab you atter while | A |
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| Choppin' suet in de kitchen | C |
| Stonin' raisins in de hall | A |
| Beef a cookin' fu' de mince meat | B |
| Spices groun' I smell 'em all | A |
| Look hyeah Tu'key stop dat gobblin' | C |
| You ain' luned de sense ob feah | H |
| You ol' fool yo' naik 's in dangah | J |
| Do' you know Thanksgibbin 's hyeah | K |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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