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

Explanation:

Analyze the end words of each line

• Line 1 ends with "sit" (sound A).
• Line 2 ends with "cherry-pit" (rhymes with "sit", sound A).
• Line 3 ends with "thrown" (sound B).
• Line 4 ends with "stone" (rhymes with "thrown", sound B).

Determine the pattern

• The rhyme pattern is A-A-B-B.

Answer:

• A-B-A-B
• A-A-B-B (Correct answer)