Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
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.
from ella wheeler wilcox, \mistakes\
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Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we analyze the end - rhymes of each line. The first line ends with "past", and the fourth line ends with "last" – these two words rhyme, so they are both assigned the letter "A". The second line ends with "strain", and the third line ends with "pain" – these two words rhyme, so they are both assigned the letter "B". This follows the given initial rhyme scheme pattern of A, A, B, B (for the first four lines' labels) and the rhyming of the actual line endings.

Answer:

First line: A
Second line: B
Third line: B
Fourth line: A