Question

mama told me
when i was young
simple words are
the truest of all

she taught me
to aim high and rise
with every fall, and i
crawled back up
even from the ground

mama told me
when i was young
that one just needs to see
for the light to be

she pointed to
a distant star
or a streetlight
always showing the way

mama told me
we are never alone
and she’s with me
everywhere i go

which of these is true about this poem?
a. the even lines in each stanza rhyme.
b. there is no rhyme scheme in this poem.
c. every pair of lines in the poem rhymes.
d. all the lines in each stanza share a rhyme

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, we analyze the rhyme scheme of each stanza:

• First stanza: "young" (line 2) and "all" (line 4) do not rhyme; "me" (line 1) and "are" (line 3) do not rhyme. Wait, re - evaluating: Let's check the end - words of each line in a stanza. Take the first stanza: Line 1: "me", Line 2: "young", Line 3: "are", Line 4: "all" – no overall rhyme. Second stanza: Line 1: "me", Line 2: "rise", Line 3: "I", Line 4: "up", Line 5: "ground" – no overall rhyme. Third stanza: Line 1: "me", Line 2: "young", Line 3: "see", Line 4: "be" – "young" and "be" do not rhyme, "me" and "see" do not rhyme. Fourth stanza: Line 1: "to", Line 2: "star", Line 3: "streetlight", Line 4: "way" – no rhyme. Fifth stanza: Line 1: "me", Line 2: "alone", Line 3: "me", Line 4: "go" – no rhyme. Now check option A: "even lines" (line 2,4 in first stanza: "young" and "all" – no rhyme; line 2,4 in third stanza: "young" and "be" – no rhyme. So A is wrong. Option C: "every pair" – line 1&2 in first stanza: "me" and "young" – no rhyme. So C is wrong. Option D: "all lines" in a stanza – as seen, lines in a stanza do not share a single rhyme. Option B: After checking, there is no consistent rhyme scheme, so B is correct.

Answer:

B. There is no rhyme scheme in this poem.