Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
c b b c a
\who planted this old apple tree?\
the children of some distant day
to some aged man will say;
and, gazing on its mossy stem
the gray - haired man will answer them.
adapted from william cullen bryant, \the planting of the apple - tree\
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Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by the end - sounds of lines.
Line 1: "tree" - assign a letter (let's start with C as per given options).
Line 2: "day" - new sound, assign B.
Line 3: "say" - rhymes with "day", so B.
Line 4: "stem" - new sound, assign C.
Line 5: "them" - rhymes with "stem", so C. Wait, no, wait the given options are C, B, B, C, A. Wait, actually, let's re - check.
The end - words:

1. "tree" - assume it's assigned C (from the given pool).
2. "day" - B.
3. "say" - rhymes with "day" (B).
4. "stem" - C (from the given pool).
5. "them" - A (from the given pool, maybe a different vowel sound than "stem" but in the context of the given options).

Answer:

C, B, B, C, A