Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
from ella wheeler wilcox, \mistakes\
a
a
b
b
and looking back along the past,
we know we needed all the strain
of fear and doubt and strife and pain
to make us value peace, at last.

Explanation:

In poetry, rhyme scheme is determined by the pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines. Here, we check the end - sounds of each line.

• The first line "And looking back along the past" has a certain end - sound.
• The second line "We know we needed all the strain" has a different end - sound.
• The third line "Of fear and doubt and strife and pain" rhymes with the second line (strain - pain).
• The fourth line "To make us value peace, at last" has a new end - sound.

Answer:

A. And looking back along the past
B. We know we needed all the strain
B. Of fear and doubt and strife and pain
A. To make us value peace, at last