The Memory Of Martha Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDBBE FBFBGGHHG IBIBJCKKJ| Out in de night a sad bird moans | A |
| An' oh but hit 's moughty lonely | B |
| Times I kin sing but mos' I groans | A |
| Fu' oh but hit 's moughty lonely | B |
| Is you sleepin' well dis evenin' Marfy deah | C |
| W'en I calls you fom de cabin kin you hyeah | D |
| 'T ain't de same ol' place to me | B |
| Nuffin' 's lak hit used to be | B |
| W'en I knowed dat you was allus some'ers near | E |
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| Down by de road de shadders grows | F |
| An' oh but hit's moughty lonely | B |
| Seem lak de ve'y moonlight knows | F |
| An' oh but hit's moughty lonely | B |
| Does you know I's cryin' fu' you oh my wife | G |
| Does you know dey ain't no joy no mo' in life | G |
| An' my only t'ought is dis | H |
| Dat I's honin' fu' de bliss | H |
| Fu' to quit dis groun' o' worriment an' strife | G |
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| Dah on de baid my banjo lays | I |
| An' oh but hit's moughty lonely | B |
| Can't even sta't a chune o' praise | I |
| An' oh but hit's moughty lonely | B |
| Oh hit's moughty slow a waitin' hyeah below | J |
| Is you watchin' fu' me Marfy at de do' | C |
| Ef you is in spite o' sin | K |
| Dey'll be sho' to let me in | K |
| Wen dey sees yo' face a shinin' den dey'll know | J |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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