Question

read the beginning of a sonnet.
the dark descends and soon the sounds of night
echo through the woods, across the creek
which pair of lines best completes the quatrain using sonnet conventions for rhyme?
○ the sound of mice as they begin to squeak
and tulip branches as they sway and creak
○ a pair of bats who are brave without the light
and firefly flashlights that begin to ignite
○ a whisper of an owl’s wings in flight
and mud - bound frogs learning how to speak
○ a wind disturbing peaceful, sleeping leaves
a midnight pipe that springs a sudden leak

Explanation:

To determine the correct pair of lines that rhyme and follow sonnet conventions, we analyze the rhyming scheme. The original lines end with "woods" and "creek". We need a pair where the end words rhyme. Let's check each option:

• Option 1: "squeak" (from "mice as they begin to squeak") and "creak" (from "tulip branches as they sway and creak") rhyme (both have the "-eak" sound).
• Other options: "light" & "ignite" (close but not as clear as -eak), "flight" & "speak" (don't rhyme), "leaves" & "heat" (don't rhyme). So the pair with "squeak" and "creak" is best.

Answer:

The sound of mice as they begin to squeak
And tulip branches as they sway and creak