Question

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
c abba
d aabb

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we analyze the end - words of each line. The end - word of the first line "arise" is assigned the letter 'A'. The end - word of the second line "skies" rhymes with "arise", so it is also 'A'. The end - word of the third line "ring" is assigned 'B'. The end - word of the fourth line "Spring" rhymes with "ring", so it is 'B'. So the rhyme scheme is AABB.

Answer:

D. AABB