Question

read the excerpt from \sonnet 29.\ when, in disgrace with fortune and mens eyes, i all alone beweep my outcast state, and trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, and look upon myself, and curse my fate, what is the rhyme scheme of these lines? abcb abab

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, label each line's ending sound.

• Line 1: "eyes" - label "a"
• Line 2: "state" - label "b"
• Line 3: "cries" - label "a" (rhymes with "eyes")
• Line 4: "fate" - label "b" (rhymes with "state")

Answer:

abab