Question

read the excerpt from the author to her book. thou ill - formd offspring of my feeble brain, who after birth didst by my side remain, till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true, who thee abroad, exposd to public view. what is the rhyme scheme in these lines? a a, a, c, c a a, a, b, b a a, a, d, d a a, b, c, d

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme - scheme, we label the end - sounds of each line. The first line's end - sound is given the label 'A', and subsequent lines with the same end - sound are also labeled 'A', while new end - sounds get new labels. Analyzing the given lines: "Thou ill - form'd offspring of my feeble brain" (A), "Who after birth didst by my side remain" (A), "Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true" (B), "Who thee abroad, expos'd to public view" (B).

Answer:

A. A, A, B, B