Snowin' Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDB EEFFBBBB GGHBIIBB DDBBJJBB| Dey is snow upon de meddahs dey is snow upon de hill | A |
| An' de little branch's watahs is all glistenin' an' still | A |
| De win' goes roun' de cabin lak a sperrit wan'erin' 'roun' | B |
| An' de chillen shakes an' shivahs as dey listen to de soun' | B |
| Dey is hick'ry in de fiahplace whah de blaze is risin' high | C |
| But de heat it meks ain't wa'min' up de gray clouds in de sky | C |
| Now an' den I des peep outside den I hurries to de do' | D |
| Lawd a mussy on my body how I wish it would n't snow | B |
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| I kin stan' de hottes' summah I kin stan' de wettes' fall | E |
| I kin stan' de chilly springtime in de ploughland but dat's all | E |
| Fu' de ve'y hottes' fiah nevah tells my skin a t'ing | F |
| W'en de snow commence a flyin' an' de win' begin to sing | F |
| Dey is plenty wood erroun' us an' I chop an' tote it in | B |
| But de t'oughts dat I 's a t'inkin' while I 's wo'kin' is a sin | B |
| I kin keep f'om downright swahin' all de time I 's on de go | B |
| But my hea't is full o' cuss wo'ds w'en I's trampin' thoo de snow | B |
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| What you say you Lishy Davis dat you see a possum's tracks | G |
| Look hyeah boy you stop yo' foolin' bring ol' Spot an' bring de ax | G |
| Is I col' Go way now Mandy what you t'ink I's made of sho | H |
| W'y dis win' is des ez gentle an' dis ain't no kin' o' snow | B |
| Dis hyeah weathah 's des ez healthy ez de wa'mest summah days | I |
| All you chillen step up lively pile on wood an' keep a blaze | I |
| What's de use o' gittin' skeery case dey 's snow upon de groun' | B |
| Huh uh I 's a reg'lar snowbird ef dey 's any possum 'roun' | B |
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| Go on Spot don' be so foolish don' you see de signs o' feet | D |
| What you howlin' fu Keep still suh cose de col' is putty sweet | D |
| But we goin' out on bus'ness an' hit 's bus'ness o' de kin' | B |
| Dat mus' put a dog an' dahky in a happy frame o' min' | B |
| Yes you 's col' I know it Spotty but you des stay close to me | J |
| An' I 'll mek you hot ez cotton w'en we strikes de happy tree | J |
| No I don' lak wintah weathah an' I 'd wush 't uz allus June | B |
| Ef it was n't fu' de trackin' o' de possum an' de coon | B |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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