Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
a a b b c c
who comes dancing over the snow,
his soft little feet all bare and rosy?
open the door, though the wild wind blow,
take the child in and make him cozy,
take him in and hold him dear,
here is the wonderful glad new year.
dinah m. craik, \the new year\

Explanation:

In rhyme scheme, each line is assigned a letter. Lines that rhyme with each other get the same letter.

• "snow" and "rosy" do not rhyme. "Snow" is assigned "A", "rosy" is assigned "B".
• "blow" rhymes with "snow" (both end with the /əʊ/ sound), so "blow" is "A".
• "cozy" rhymes with "rosy" (both end with the /əʊzi/ sound), so "cozy" is "B".
• "dear" (ends with /ɪə(r)/) and "Year" (ends with /ɪə(r)/) rhyme. Since they are new rhymes (not matching A or B), they are assigned "C".

Answer:

A, B, A, B, C, C