Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
a b b c c
\who planted this old apple - tree?\
the children of that distant day
thus to some aged man shall say;
and, gazing on its mossy stem,
the gray - haired man shall answer them.
adapted from william cullen bryant, \the planting of the apple - tree\

Explanation:

1. Identify rhyming words: "tree" and "say" rhyme; "day", "stem", and "them" rhyme.
2. Assign letters: First line (tree) = A. Second line (day) = B. Third line (say) = A. Fourth line (stem) = B. Fifth line (them) = B.

Answer:

1. A
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B