Question

read shakespeares \sonnet 100.\ where art thou, muse, that thou forgetst so long to speak of that which gives thee all thy might? spendst thou thy fury on some worthless song, darkening thy power to lend base subjects light? return, forgetful muse, and straight redeem in gentle numbers time so idly spent; sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem and gives thy pen both skill and argument. rise, resty muse, my loves sweet face survey, if time have any wrinkle graven there; if any, be a satire to decay, and make times spoils despised every where. give my love fame faster than time wastes life; so thou preventst his scythe and crooked knife. what is the rhyme scheme of the second quatrain? abab abcb cdcd efef

Explanation:

In a sonnet, the second quatrain is the second set of four - line group. In Shakespearean sonnets, the rhyme scheme of the second quatrain is typically different from the first. By analyzing the end - sounds of the lines in the second quatrain ("Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem / In gentle numbers time so idly spent; / Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem / And gives thy pen both skill and argument."), we can see that the rhyme scheme follows the pattern of cdcd.

Answer:

C. cdcd