Question

question 3 of 10
read these lines:

that conqueredst alexandria by the right
of arms, and didest woe on heathens too,
thy very liegmen envied thee, and spite
(no other cause) against thy chivalrous might
moved them to murder thee upon the morrow
there, on thy bed! thus fortune with light

what is the rhyme scheme of these lines?

a. abcdef
b. abaaca
c. abaaba
d. abcbdb

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we analyze the end - rhymes of each line:

• Line 1 (That conqueredst Alexandria by the right): Let's assign the letter 'a' to its rhyme sound.
• Line 2 (Of arms, and didest woe on heathens too): The rhyme sound here is different from line 1, so we assign 'b'.
• Line 3 (Thy very liegmen envied thee, and spite): The rhyme sound matches line 1, so it's 'a'.
• Line 4 (No other cause) against thy chivalrous might: The rhyme sound matches line 1, so it's 'a'.
• Line 5 (Moved them to murder thee upon the morrow): The rhyme sound is different from 'a' and 'b', so we assign 'c'.
• Line 6 (There, on thy bed! Thus Fortune with light): The rhyme sound matches line 1, so it's 'a'.

Putting these together, the rhyme scheme is abaaca.

Answer:

B. abaaca