Question

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. aabcc b. abbca c. abcde d. abbcb

Explanation:

To find the rhyme scheme, label the end - sound of the first line as 'a'. The second line has a different end - sound, so it's 'b'. The third line has an end - sound that rhymes with the second, so it's 'b'. The fourth line has a new end - sound, 'c'. The fifth line has an end - sound that rhymes with the fourth, 'c'. The sixth line has an end - sound that rhymes with the first, 'a'.

Answer:

B. abbca