Question

complete the rhyme scheme:

\julia and i did lately sit, a
playing for sport at cherry-pit; ?
she threw; i cast; and, having thrown ?
i got the pit, she got the stone.\ ?

\cherry-pit\ by robert herrick

a-a-b-b
a-b-a-b

Explanation:

Analyze the end words of each line

• Line 1 ends with "sit" (designated as A).
• Line 2 ends with "cherry-pit" (rhymes with "sit", so it is A).
• Line 3 ends with "thrown" (does not rhyme with "sit", designated as B).
• Line 4 ends with "stone" (rhymes with "thrown", so it is B).

Determine the rhyme scheme pattern

• The sequence of rhymes is A-A-B-B.

Answer:

• A-A-B-B (Correct answer)
• A-B-A-B