Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
a a b b b c
never yet was a springtime,
late though lingered the snow,
that the sap stirred not at the whisper
of the south wind, sweet and low;
never yet was a springtime
when the buds forgot to blow.
from margaret e. sangster, \awakening\

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is determined by the ending sounds of lines.

• Line 1: "springtime" - assign "A".
• Line 2: "snow" - new sound, assign "B".
• Line 3: "whisper" - new sound, assign "C".
• Line 4: "low" - rhymes with "snow" (Line 2), so "B".
• Line 5: "springtime" - rhymes with Line 1, so "A".
• Line 6: "blow" - rhymes with "snow" (Line 2) and "low" (Line 4), so "B".

Answer:

A, B, C, B, A, B