Question

complete the rhyme scheme:

\how sweet the music sounded a
that summer long ago, ?
when you were by my side, love, ?
to list its gentle flow.\ ?

\an old memory\ by paul laurence dunbar

a-b-c-b
a-b-b-a

Explanation:

Analyze the end words of each line

• Line 1 ends with "sounded" (A)
• Line 2 ends with "ago" (B)
• Line 3 ends with "love" (C)
• Line 4 ends with "flow" (B, rhymes with "ago")

Determine the rhyme scheme pattern

• The pattern of end rhymes is A-B-C-B.

Answer:

• (A) A-B-C-B (Correct answer)
• (B) A-B-B-A