Question

read these lines from \the monks tale\. he had a son, belshazzar was his name. who held the throne after his fathers 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. abcd b. abab c. abac d. abca

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by the end - sounds of lines. The first line ends with "name", assign it 'a'. The second line ends with "day", a new sound, assign 'b'. The third line ends with "same", rhymes with "name", so it's 'a' again. The fourth line ends with "display", a new sound, assign 'c'. So the rhyme scheme is abac.

Answer:

C. abac