Behind The Arras Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIGJK| As in some dim baronial hall restrained | A |
| A prisoner sits engirt by secret doors | B |
| And waving tapestries that argue forth | C |
| Strange passages into the outer air | D |
| So in this dimmer room which we call life | E |
| Thus sits the soul and marks with eye intent | F |
| That mystic curtain o'er the portal death | G |
| Still deeming that behind the arras lies | H |
| The lambent way that leads to lasting light | I |
| Poor fooled and foolish soul Know now that death | G |
| Is but a blind false door that nowhere leads | J |
| And gives no hope of exit final free | K |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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