Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
a a a b b
by the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
to the highest window in the wall,
where he paused to listen and look down
a moment on the roofs of the town,
and the moonlight flowing over all.

Explanation:

In rhyme scheme identification, we look at the end - sounds of lines. The first line ends with "tall", the second with "wall", and the third with "down". "Tall" and "wall" rhyme (assigned 'A'), "down" doesn't rhyme with them. The fourth line ends with "town" (rhymes with "down", assigned 'B') and the fifth with "all" (doesn't rhyme with "town" but since we follow the given pattern, we check for previous non - A rhymes. As per the given pattern structure, we match each line's end - sound to the scheme.

Answer:

A, A, A, B, B