Question

a rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. we can describe rhyme scheme using letters to indicate different rhymes. imagine a four - line poem, or quatrain. if every line rhymed, wed say this poem had a rhyme scheme of aaaa. if every other line rhymed, the rhyme scheme would be abab. abac would mean only lines 1 and 3 rhymed. read the excerpt from the poem the echoing green by william blake. the sun does arise, and make happy the skies. the merry bells ring to welcome the spring. what is the rhyme scheme in this poem? choose one option a abab b abac

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we analyze the end - words of each line:

• Line 1: "arise" (let's assign it as A).
• Line 2: "skies" - it rhymes with "arise", so it is also A.
• Line 3: "ring" (assign as B, since it doesn't rhyme with "arise" or "skies").
• Line 4: "Spring" - it rhymes with "ring", so it is B.

So the rhyme scheme is ABAB.

Answer:

A. ABAB