Question

review the following excerpt: it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. — \annabel lee,\ edgar allen poe what is the rhyme scheme of this passage? a. ababcb b. ababab c. abcabc d. abcdef

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 rhymes with the first ('ago' and 'know'), so it's 'a' again. The fourth line rhymes with the second ('sea' and 'Lee'), so it's 'b'. The fifth line has a new end - sound, 'c', and the sixth line rhymes with the fifth ('thought' and 'ought' implied by 'me' in the context of the rhyme), so it's 'b'.

Answer:

A. ababcb