The Potatoes' Dance (a Poem Game.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCDDDCEEEFGGGFEEEH DDDHDDDH A IIIJIJJJIJKKKLMMMLDN DDDN A HOPPPOOQRSRTDDDUVWTI | A |
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Down cellar said the cricket | B |
Down cellar said the cricket | B |
Down cellar said the cricket | B |
I saw a ball last night | C |
In honor of a lady | D |
In honor of a lady | D |
In honor of a lady | D |
Whose wings were pearly white | C |
The breath of bitter weather | E |
The breath of bitter weather | E |
The breath of bitter weather | E |
Had smashed the cellar pane | F |
We entertained a drift of leaves | G |
We entertained a drift of leaves | G |
We entertained a drift of leaves | G |
And then of snow and rain | F |
But we were dressed for winter | E |
But we were dressed for winter | E |
But we were dressed for winter | E |
And loved to hear it blow | H |
In honor of the lady | D |
In honor of the lady | D |
In honor of the lady | D |
Who makes potatoes grow | H |
Our guest the Irish lady | D |
The tiny Irish lady | D |
The airy Irish lady | D |
Who makes potatoes grow | H |
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II | A |
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Potatoes were the waiters | I |
Potatoes were the waiters | I |
Potatoes were the waiters | I |
Potatoes were the band | J |
Potatoes were the dancers | I |
Kicking up the sand | J |
Kicking up the sand | J |
Kicking up the sand | J |
Potatoes were the dancers | I |
Kicking up the sand | J |
Their legs were old burnt matches | K |
Their legs were old burnt matches | K |
Their legs were old burnt matches | K |
Their arms were just the same | L |
They jigged and whirled and scrambled | M |
Jigged and whirled and scrambled | M |
Jigged and whirled and scrambled | M |
In honor of the dame | L |
The noble Irish lady | D |
Who makes potatoes dance | N |
The witty Irish lady | D |
The saucy Irish lady | D |
The laughing Irish lady | D |
Who makes potatoes prance | N |
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III | A |
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There was just one sweet potato | H |
He was golden brown and slim | O |
The lady loved his dancing | P |
The lady loved his dancing | P |
The lady loved his dancing | P |
She danced all night with him | O |
She danced all night with him | O |
Alas he wasn't Irish | Q |
So when she flew away | R |
They threw him in the coal bin | S |
And there he is today | R |
Where they cannot hear his sighs | T |
And his weeping for the lady | D |
The glorious Irish lady | D |
The beauteous Irish lady | D |
Who | U |
Gives | V |
Potatoes | W |
Eyes | T |
Vachel Lindsay
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