Question

a thought on the inestimable blessing of reason by mercy otis warren what is it moves within my soul, and as the needle to the pole directs me to the final cause the central point of natures laws? tis reason, lord, which thou has given a ray divine, let down from heaven, a spark struck from effulgent light, transcendant, clear, - divinely bright, thou hast bestowd lest man should grope in endless darkness, void of hope creative being! - who reason gave and by whose aid the powers we have to think, to judge, to will, to know, from whom these reasoning powers flow, thy name be ever magnified that thus to angels were allied distinguishd thus in the great chain nor left the least in thy domain yet shouldst thou but a moment frown or wink this boasted reason down twould level proud imperious man with the least worm in natures plan then humbly will i thee implore, whom worlds of rationals adore, that thou this taper should preserve from reasons laws let me neer swerve, but calmly, mistress of my mind a friend to virtue and mankind oh! gently lead me on to peace which statement best describes the rhyme scheme of a thought on the inestimable blessing of reason? there is an absence of a clear rhyme scheme. there are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme abcb throughout. there is a series of consecutive rhyming couplets. there are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme abab throughout.

Explanation:

Examine the end - words of each line in the stanzas of the poem. In the first stanza, the end - words "soul", "pole", "cause", "laws", "given" do not follow a simple, consistent rhyme scheme. There is no pattern of consecutive rhyming couplets or a repeated ABAB or ABCB scheme throughout the stanzas.

Answer:

There is an absence of a clear rhyme scheme.