The Potatoes' Dance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCDDDCEEEFGGGFEEEH DDDHDDDH IIIJIJJJIJKKKALLLADM DDDM HNOOONNPQRQSDDDTUVS

A Poem GameA
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Down cellar said the cricketB
Down cellar said the cricketB
Down cellar said the cricketB
I saw a ball last nightC
In honor of a ladyD
In honor of a ladyD
In honor of a ladyD
Whose wings were pearly whiteC
The breath of bitter weatherE
The breath of bitter weatherE
The breath of bitter weatherE
Had smashed the cellar paneF
We entertained a drift of leavesG
We entertained a drift of leavesG
We entertained a drift of leavesG
And then of snow and rainF
But we were dressed for winterE
But we were dressed for winterE
But we were dressed for winterE
And loved to hear it blowH
In honor of the ladyD
In honor of the ladyD
In honor of the ladyD
Who makes potatoes growH
Our guest the Irish ladyD
The tiny Irish ladyD
The airy Irish ladyD
Who makes potatoes growH
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II-
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Potatoes were the waitersI
Potatoes were the waitersI
Potatoes were the waitersI
Potatoes were the bandJ
Potatoes were the dancersI
Kicking up the sandJ
Kicking up the sandJ
Kicking up the sandJ
Potatoes were the dancersI
Kicking up the sandJ
Their legs were old burnt matchesK
Their legs were old burnt matchesK
Their legs were old burnt matchesK
Their arms were just the sameA
They jigged and whirled and scrambledL
Jigged and whirled and scrambledL
Jigged and whirled and scrambledL
In honor of the dameA
The noble Irish ladyD
Who makes potatoes danceM
The witty Irish ladyD
The saucy Irish ladyD
The laughing Irish ladyD
Who makes potatoes pranceM
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There was just one sweet potatoH
He was golden brown and slimN
The lady loved his dancingO
The lady loved his dancingO
The lady loved his dancingO
She danced all night with himN
She danced all night with himN
Alas he wasn't IrishP
So when she flew awayQ
They threw him in the coal binR
And there he is todayQ
Where they cannot hear his sighsS
And his weeping for the ladyD
The glorious Irish ladyD
The beauteous Irish ladyD
WhoT
GivesU
PotatoesV
EyesS

Vachel Lindsay



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