Question

which rhyme scheme is used in this excerpt from \ballad of birmingham\ by dudley randall?
\mother dear, may i go downtown
instead of out to play,
and march the streets of birmingham
in a freedom march today?\
○ abcb
○ abbc
○ aabb
○ abca

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, label each line. Line 1 ("downtown") - A. Line 2 ("play") - B. Line 3 ("Birmingham") - C. Line 4 ("today") - B. So the rhyme scheme is ABCB.

Answer:

ABCB