Question

which rhyme scheme is used in this excerpt from \ballad of birmingham\ by dudley randall?
\mother dear, may i go downtown
instead of out to play,
and march the streets of birmingham
in a freedom march today?\
abcdb
abbc
aabd
abca

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we look at the ending sounds of each line.

• Line 1: "downtown" - let's assign it the letter A.
• Line 2: "play" - different sound, assign B.
• Line 3: "Birmingham" - different sound, assign C.
• Line 4: "today" - rhymes with "play" (line 2), so it gets B.

Answer:

A. ABCB