Question

read these lines from \the monk’s tale.\ he had a son, belsazar was his name, who held the throne after his father’s day, but took no warning from him all the same, proud in his death and proud in his display. what is the rhyme scheme of the lines? a. abac b. abca c. abcd d. abab

Explanation:

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

• Line 1: "name" (let's assign it as 'a').
• Line 2: "day" (assign as 'b').
• Line 3: "same" (rhymes with "name", so it's 'a').
• Line 4: "display" (rhymes with "day", so it's 'b').

So the rhyme scheme is abab. Looking at the options, option D is "abab".

Answer:

D. abab