Question

complete the rhyme scheme. the sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might: he did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright— and this was odd, because it was the middle of the night. from lewis carroll, \the walrus and the carpenter\

Explanation:

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

Step 1: Analyze the first line

The first line is "The sun was shining on the sea." Let's assign it the letter 'A'.

Step 2: Analyze the second line

The second line is "Shining with all his might." The end - word "might" does not rhyme with "sea", so we assign it a new letter, 'B'.

Step 3: Analyze the third line

The third line is "He did his very best to make". The end - word "make" does not rhyme with "sea" or "might", so we assign it 'C'.

Step 4: Analyze the fourth line

The fourth line is "The billows smooth and bright—". The end - word "bright" rhymes with "might" (from the second line), so we assign it 'B'.

Step 5: Analyze the fifth line

The fifth line is "And this was odd, because it was". The end - word "was" does not rhyme with "sea", "might", or "make", so we assign it 'D'.

Step 6: Analyze the sixth line

The sixth line is "The middle of the night." The end - word "night" rhymes with "bright" and "might"? Wait, no, "night" rhymes with "bright"? Wait, "might" is /maɪt/, "bright" is /braɪt/, "night" is /naɪt/. So "night" rhymes with "might" and "bright". Wait, but let's re - evaluate. Wait, the fourth line is "The billows smooth and bright—" (end - word "bright"), the second line is "Shining with all his might" (end - word "might"), the sixth line is "The middle of the night" (end - word "night"). "Might", "bright", "night" all have the same vowel sound and the same final consonant sound (or lack of, in terms of the vowel - consonant structure for rhyme). Wait, maybe I made a mistake earlier. Let's start over.

Let's list the end - words:

1. "sea" - let's call this A
2. "might" - B
3. "make" - C
4. "bright" - B (because "bright" rhymes with "might")
5. "was" - D
6. "night" - B (because "night" rhymes with "might" and "bright")

Wait, but maybe the intended rhyme is based on the last stressed syllable. "Might" /maɪt/, "bright" /braɪt/, "night" /naɪt/ - they all rhyme. "Sea" /siː/ is different. "Make" /meɪk/ is different. "Was" /wɒz/ (or /wəz/) is different.

So the rhyme scheme would be:

Line 1: A

Line 2: B

Line 3: C

Line 4: B

Line 5: D

Line 6: B

Answer:

The rhyme scheme is A, B, C, B, D, B.