Question

read the incomplete quatrain. which line completes the quatrains rhyme scheme? the waves recede, and i am left alone my vigil lasts til every stone is thrown they soon return, imploring me to stay the shores a backdrop for my lonely day i stand and watch though all my hopes have flown my feet are buried treasures on the shore the waves remind me its not time to go

Explanation:

A quatrain's rhyme scheme is determined by the end - sounds of its lines. In the given quatrain, the first line ends with "alone", the second with "stay", and the third with "flown". The rhyme scheme here is ABAB (assuming the first line is A, the second is B, the third is A). We need a line that rhymes with "stay" (the B rhyme).

• "My vigil lasts 'til every stone is thrown": "thrown" does not rhyme with "stay".
• "The shore's a backdrop for my lonely day": "day" rhymes with "stay".
• "My feet are buried treasures on the shore": "shore" does not rhyme with "stay".
• "The waves remind me it's not time to go": "go" does not rhyme with "stay".

Answer:

The shore's a backdrop for my lonely day