The Photograph Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCC DEDEFGH AHAFIII JKJKLLL| See dis pictyah in my han' | A |
| Dat's my gal | B |
| Ain't she purty goodness lan' | A |
| Huh name Sal | B |
| Dat's de very way she be | C |
| Kin' o' tickles me to see | C |
| Huh a smilin' back at me | C |
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| She sont me dis photygraph | D |
| Jes' las' week | E |
| An' aldough hit made me laugh | D |
| My black cheek | E |
| Felt somethin' a runnin' queer | F |
| Bless yo' soul it was a tear | G |
| Jes' f'om wishin' she was here | H |
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| Often when I 's all alone | A |
| Layin' here | H |
| I git t'inkin' 'bout my own | A |
| Sallie dear | F |
| How she say dat I 's huh beau | I |
| An' hit tickles me to know | I |
| Dat de gal do love me so | I |
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| Some bright day I 's goin' back | J |
| Fo' de la | K |
| An' ez sho' 's my face is black | J |
| Ax huh pa | K |
| Fu' de blessed little miss | L |
| Who 's a smilin' out o dis | L |
| Pictyah lak she wan'ed a kiss | L |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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