Question

read the poem. skimming the bottom in the company of toes, i observe the deep end though nobody knows. in the depths, i am bold, on the surface—shy. my goggles transform me: an underwater spy. what is the poems rhyme scheme? aabb abab abcb abcd

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by assigning the same letter to lines that rhyme. "bottom" and "toes" rhyme (assigned 'a'), "end" and "knows" rhyme (assigned 'b'), "bold" has a new - rhyme (assigned 'c'), "shy" has a new - rhyme (assigned 'd'), "me" and "spy" rhyme (assigned 'e'). But looking at the first four - line stanza, the rhyme scheme is abcb as "bottom" (a), "toes" (b), "end" (c), "knows" (b).

Answer:

C. abcb