Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
what says the wind to the waving trees?
what says the wave to the river?
what means the sigh in the passing breeze?
why do the rushes quiver?
have you not heard the fainting cry
of the flowers that said \good-bye, good-bye\?
from paul laurence dunbar, \the secret\

Explanation:

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

1. Line 1: "trees" - we assign it the letter "A".
2. Line 2: "river" - since it doesn't rhyme with "trees", we assign it "B".
3. Line 3: "breeze" - it rhymes with "trees" (both have the "eez" sound), so it gets "A".
4. Line 4: "quiver" - it rhymes with "river" (both have the "iver" sound), so it gets "B".
5. Line 5: "cry" - we assign it "C" as it doesn't rhyme with "A" or "B" rhymes.
6. Line 6: "good - bye" - it rhymes with "cry" (both have the "y" sound at the end), so it gets "C".

Answer:

Line	Rhyme Scheme Letter
What says the wave to the river?	B
What means the sigh in the passing breeze?	A
Why do the rushes quiver?	B
Have you not heard the fainting cry	C
Of the flowers that said "Good - bye, good - bye"?	C

So the rhyme scheme letters for each line (from top to bottom, after the first filled "A") are: B, A, B, C, C.