Question

structure of poetry quick check
if
by rudyard kipling
if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
or walk with kings—nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
if all men count with you, but none too much;
if you can fill the unforgiving minute
with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
yours is the earth and everything that’s in it,
and—which is more—you’ll be a man, my son!
use the lines to answer the question.
what is the rhyme scheme of these lines?
(1 point)
○ abcbabcd
○ ababcdcd
○ abbacddc
○ abbacdcd

Explanation:

Label the first line "A". The second line does not rhyme with "A", so label it "B". The third line rhymes with "A" ("virtue" and "hurt you"), so label it "A". The fourth line rhymes with "B" ("touch" and "much"), so label it "B"—this gives ABAB for the first four lines. The fifth line ("minute") is new, label "C". The sixth line ("run") is new, label "D". The seventh line ("in it") rhymes with "C", label "C". The eighth line ("son") rhymes with "D", label "D"—this gives CDCD for the last four lines. Combining them gives ABAB CDCD.

Answer:

ABAB CDCD