Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
i keep hearing from the cellar bin
the rumbling sound
of load on load of apples coming in.
for i have had too much
of apple - picking: i am very tired
of the great harvest i myself desired.
adapted from robert frost, \after apple - picking\

Explanation:

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

• Line 1: "bin" (assigned letter \(a\)).
• Line 2: "sound" (new sound, assigned \(b\)).
• Line 3: "in" rhymes with "bin" (\(a\)).
• Line 4: "much" (new sound, assigned \(c\)).
• Line 5: "tired" (new sound, assigned \(d\)).
• Line 6: "desired" rhymes with "tired" (\(d\)).

Answer:

a, b, a, c, d, d