Barbara Frietchie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEE EEFFGGHHHHII DDJJKKLLKK MMKKNN EELLHH| Barbara Frietchie ban brave old hen | A |
| Her age it ban tree score and ten | A |
| She living in Frederick Maryland | B |
| It ban yust a dinky von night stand | C |
| But Barbara rise to fame yu bet | D |
| And folks ban talking about her yet | D |
| Ef yu lak to know yust how dis ban | E |
| Ay skol tal yu story the best ay can | E |
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| Op the street com Yen ral Yackson | E |
| Ay bet yu he ban a gude attraction | E |
| For all dese Reubs skol rubber lak hal | F |
| And some of dem calling the yen'ral pal | F |
| Yackson he see dem on both sides | G |
| Shooting dis bunk to save deir hides | G |
| Den op in vindow he see big flag | H |
| And tenk at first he must have a yag | H |
| No sure enuff it ban Union Yack | H |
| So Stonevall stand on his horse's back | H |
| Yell at his men Dey shoot von and all | I |
| And into the gutter flag skol fall | I |
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| Den Barbara get pretty mad yu bet | D |
| And say Ay skol fule dese geezers yet | D |
| She run to her bureau double haste | J |
| And yerking out dandy peek a boo waist | J |
| Nail it to flagstaff and vave it hard | K |
| And say Dis skol hold yu avile old pard | K |
| Shoot ef yu must dis peek a boo | L |
| Ef it ant qvite holy enough for yu | L |
| And tak gude aim at dis old gray head | K |
| But spare yure country's flag she said | K |
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| Den Stonevall Yackson look purty cheap | M |
| And all his soldiers feel yust lak sheep | M |
| He say Dis lady skol standing pat | K |
| She ban game old party ay tal yu dat | K |
| Who taking a shot at yon gray hair | N |
| Skol get gude ticket for Golden Stair | N |
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| All day long in Frederick town | E |
| Soldiers ban marching op and down | E |
| And late dat night ven dey leave on Soo | L |
| Dey see dis fluttering peek a boo | L |
| And Stonevall Yackson say Vat yu tenk | H |
| And yerk out bottle and tak gude drenk | H |
William F. Kirk
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