The Castle By The Sea Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCA DAD ABE FGH FBA IJKJ LMF NJA| 'Hast thou seen that lordly castle | A |
| That Castle by the Sea | B |
| Golden and red above it | C |
| The clouds float gorgeously | A |
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| 'And fain it would stoop downward | D |
| To the mirrored wave below | A |
| And fain it would soar upward | D |
| In the evening's crimson glow ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Well have I seen that castle | A |
| That Castle by the Sea | B |
| And the moon above it standing | E |
| And the mist rise solemnly ' | - |
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| 'The winds and the waves of ocean | F |
| Had they a merry chime | G |
| Didst thou hear from those lofty chambers | H |
| The harp and the minstrel's rhyme ' | - |
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| 'The winds and the waves of ocean | F |
| They rested quietly | B |
| But I heard on the gale a sound of wail | A |
| And tears came to mine eye ' | - |
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| 'And sawest thou on the turrets | I |
| The King and his royal bride | J |
| And the wave of their crimson mantles | K |
| And the golden crown of pride | J |
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| 'Led they not forth in rapture | L |
| A beauteous maiden there | M |
| Resplendent as the morning sun | F |
| Beaming with golden hair ' | - |
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| 'Well saw I the ancient parents | N |
| Without the crown of pride | J |
| They were moving slow in weeds of woe | A |
| No maiden was by their side ' | - |
Johann Ludwig Uhland
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