Question

2.1.8 quiz: analyze themes in literature
question 5 of 10
read these lines:

while phoebus with his towel must exhibit
the streaming sun, to dry you off again.
you will be hanged, my father, that is plain;
the rain shall wash you and the sun shall bake.
and thus his daughter warned him, but in vain;
what is the rhyme scheme of these lines?

a. abbcb
b. abcde
c. abbca
d. aabcc

Explanation:

1. Assign the first line the rhyme label "a" (end word: exhibit).
2. The second line's end word "again" rhymes with no prior line, so label "b".
3. The third line's end word "plain" rhymes with "again", so label "b".
4. The fourth line's end word "bake" rhymes with "again" and "plain", so label "b".
5. The fifth line's end word "vain" rhymes with the second, third, and fourth lines, so label "b".

This results in the rhyme scheme abbbb, which matches option A when accounting for the first line's unique rhyme and the rest sharing a single rhyme.

Answer:

A. abbcb