Spring Fever Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAACAC ADEDAFGF AHEHHIBI AJAJHHBH AKAKHLML| Grass commence a comin' | A |
| Thoo de thawin' groun' | A |
| Evah bird dat whistles | B |
| Keepin' noise erroun' | A |
| Cain't sleep in de mo'nin' | A |
| Case befo' it 's light | C |
| Bluebird an' de robin | A |
| Done begun to fight | C |
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| Bluebird sass de robin | A |
| Robin sass him back | D |
| Den de bluebird scol' him | E |
| 'Twell his face is black | D |
| Would n' min' de quoilin' | A |
| All de mo'nin' long | F |
| 'Cept it wakes me early | G |
| Case hit 's done in song | F |
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| Anybody wo'kin' | A |
| Wants to sleep ez late | H |
| Ez de folks 'll 'low him | E |
| An' I wish to state | H |
| Co'se dis ain't to scattah | H |
| But 'twix' me an' you | I |
| I could stan' de bedclothes | B |
| Kin' o' latah too | I |
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| 'T ain't my natchul feelin' | A |
| Dis hyeah mopin' spell | J |
| I stan's early risin' | A |
| Mos'ly moughty well | J |
| But de ve'y minute | H |
| I feel Ap'il's heat | H |
| Bless yo' soul de bedclothes | B |
| Nevah seemed so sweet | H |
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| Mastah he's a scol'in' | A |
| Case de han's is slow | K |
| All de hosses balkin' | A |
| Jes' cain't mek 'em go | K |
| Don' know whut's de mattah | H |
| Hit's a funny t'ing | L |
| Less'n hit 's de fevah | M |
| Dat you gits in spring | L |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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