Question

invitation
if you are a dreamer, come in,
if you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
a hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer . . .
if youre a pretender, come sit by my fire
for we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
come in!
come in!

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where the sidewalk ends
by shel silverstein!

where the sidewalk ends © 1974, renewed 2002 evil eye, llc

question 2
what is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
remember: start with a and work down the alphabet with new rhymes
a baaabbb
b abbaabb
c ababaaa
d abbbaaa

Explanation:

1. Label each line's rhyme sound starting with A:

• Line 1 ("in") = A
• Line 2 ("liar") = B
• Line 3 ("buyer") = B
• Line 4 ("fire") = B
• Line 5 ("spin") = A
• Line 6 ("in!") = A
• Line 7 ("in!") = A

1. Match the sequence to the options: B, B, B, A, A, A → BAAABBB.

Answer:

a. BAAABBB