Question

read the following excerpt from a sonnet by william shakespeare: when i do count the clock that tells the time, and see the brave day sunk in hideous night; when i behold the violet past prime, and sable curls, all silvered oer with white;... — \sonnet 12,\ william shakespeare what is the rhyme scheme of this passage? a. abba b. abab c. abcd d. abca

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by the end - sounds of lines. The first line "time" and the fourth line "white" rhyme (assigned 'a'), and the second line "night" and the third line "prime" rhyme (assigned 'b'). So the rhyme scheme is abab.

Answer:

B. abab