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You's Sweet To Yo' Mammy De Same by James Weldon Johnson: poem analysis

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This is an analysis of You's Sweet To Yo' Mammy De Same by James Weldon Johnson.

(Lullaby)
Shet yo' eyes, ma little pickaninny, go to sleep…

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  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 22

Repeated words/phrases

yo', dey

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