Question

read the following excerpt from a poem: and thou art dead, as young and fair as aught of mortal birth; and form so soft, and charms so rare, too soon returnd to earth! what is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? a. abba b. aaaa c. abab d. abcb

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by assigning the same letter to lines that rhyme. "fair" and "Earth" don't rhyme, but "fair" and "rare" do (assigned 'a'), and "birth" and "Earth" do (assigned 'b'). So the scheme is abba.

Answer:

A. abba