The Old Castle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBCDDCCEFCEF| The brother knew well the castle old | A |
| Every closet each outlook fair | B |
| Every turret and bartizan bold | A |
| Every chamber garnished or bare | B |
| The brother was out in the heavenly air | B |
| Little ones lost the starry way | C |
| Wandered down the dungeon stair | B |
| The brother missed them and on the clay | C |
| Of the dungeon floor he found them all | D |
| Up they jumped when they heard him call | D |
| He led the little ones into the day | C |
| Out and up to the sunshine gay | C |
| Up to the father's own door sill | E |
| In at the father's own room door | F |
| There to be merry and work and play | C |
| There to come and go at their will | E |
| Good boys and girls to be lost no more | F |
George Macdonald
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