The Red Canoe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDAE FGHGBDIE CBJBKJJE DE LELE EBBBMEJE| De win' is sleepin' in de pine but O de | A |
| night is black | B |
| An' all day long de loon bird cry on Lac Waya | C |
| gamack | B |
| No light is shinin' by de shore for helpin' steer | D |
| heem t'roo | D |
| W'en out upon de night Ubalde he tak' de | A |
| red canoe | E |
| - | |
| I hear de paddle dip dip dip wance more I | F |
| hear de loon | G |
| I feel de breeze was show de way for storm | H |
| dat 's comin' soon | G |
| An' den de sky fly open wit' de lightning | B |
| splittin' t'roo | D |
| An' 'way beyon' de point I see de leetle red | I |
| canoe | E |
| - | |
| It 's dark again but lissen how across Waya | C |
| gamack | B |
| De tonder 's roarin' loud an' now de mount | J |
| ains answer back | B |
| I wonder wit' de noise lak dat he hear me le | K |
| bon Dieu | J |
| W'en on ma knee I ax Heem save de leetle red | J |
| canoe | E |
| - | |
| Is dat a voice so far away it die upon ma hear | D |
| Or only win' was foolin' me an' w'isperin' | E |
| 'Belzemire ' | - |
| Yaas yaas Ubalde your Belzemire she 's | L |
| prayin' hard for you | E |
| An' den again de lightning come but w'ere 's | L |
| de red canoe | E |
| - | |
| Dey say I 'm mad dem foolish folk cos w'en | E |
| de night is black | B |
| An' w'en de wave lak snow dreef come on Lac | B |
| Wayagamack | B |
| I tak' de place w'ere long ago we use to sit us | M |
| two | E |
| An' wait until de lightning bring de leetle red | J |
| canoe | E |
William Henry Drummond
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