Question

read the stanza below from the poem \ballad of birmingham\ by dudley randall and answer the question that follows.

she has combed and brushed her night-dark hair,
and bathed rose petal sweet,
and drawn white gloves on her small brown hands,
and white shoes on her feet.

what is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?
○ abcb
○ aabc
○ abab
○ abba

Explanation:

To find the rhyme scheme, we label each line. The first line ends with "hair" (label A). The second line ends with "sweet" (label B). The third line ends with "hands" (label A). The fourth line ends with "feet" (label B). So the rhyme scheme is ABAB.

Answer:

ABAB