Up To The Ceiling Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABACACDEAEDFDFAAAA FDADDADAGDGDDDAD| Up to the ceiling | A |
| And down to the floor | B |
| Hear him now squealing | A |
| And calling for more | B |
| Laughing and shouting | A |
| 'Away up ' he cries | C |
| Who could be doubting | A |
| The love in his eyes | C |
| Heigho my baby | D |
| And heigho my son | E |
| Up to the ceiling | A |
| Is wonderful fun | E |
| Bigger than daddy | D |
| And bigger than mother | F |
| Only a laddie | D |
| But bigger than brother | F |
| Laughing and crowing | A |
| And squirming and wriggling | A |
| Cheeks fairly glowing | A |
| Now cooing and giggling | A |
| Down to the cellar | F |
| Then quick as a dart | D |
| Up to the ceiling | A |
| Brings joy to the heart | D |
| Gone is the hurry | D |
| The anguish and sting | A |
| The heartache and worry | D |
| That business cares bring | A |
| Gone is the hustle | G |
| The clamor for gold | D |
| The rush and the bustle | G |
| The day's affairs hold | D |
| Peace comes to the battered | D |
| Old heart of his dad | D |
| When 'up to the ceiling' | A |
| He plays with his lad | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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