Question

read the poem. skimming the bottom in the company of toes, i observe the deep end though nobody knows. in the depths, i am bold, on the surface—shy. my goggles transform me an underwater spy. what is the poems rhyme scheme? aabb abab abcb abcd

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by the pattern of end - rhymes. Here, "bottom" and "toes" rhyme (assigned 'a'), "end" and "knows" rhyme (assigned 'b'), "bald" and "shy" don't rhyme with previous pairs (new sounds 'c' and 'd' respectively), "me" and "spy" rhyme with each other but not with previous ones. So the pattern is abcd.

Answer:

D. abcd