The Castle by the Sea
One speaker asks whether a seaside castle rang with music and whether its king and royal bride appeared with a golden-haired maiden. The witness instead reports a wail and aged parents in mourning clothes, without crowns or a maiden beside them.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Genre: Ballad, Elegiac Poetry · 316 words
First lines
By Johann Ludwig Uhland
"Hast thou seen that lordly castle, / That Castle by the Sea? / Golden and red above it / The clouds float gorgeously.
Genres
- Ballad — Rhymed four-line stanzas unfold a story through alternating questions and answers, ending with mourning parents and an absent maiden.
- Elegiac Poetry — The witness hears a wail, sheds tears, and sees the aged parents dressed in mourning.
Tags
castles · mourning · royal family · absence · ballads
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Ballad, Elegiac Poetry
- Length: 316 words
- Structure: 1 section, 9 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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