Question

reading poetry: poetic devices
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?

Explanation:

In poetry, rhyme scheme is determined by the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line. We label the first line as 'a', the second line as 'b' if it doesn't rhyme with the first, and so on.

• Line 1: "bottom" - no rhyme yet.
• Line 2: "toes" - doesn't rhyme with "bottom" → label 'b'.
• Line 3: "end" - doesn't rhyme with "bottom" or "toes" → label 'c'.
• Line 4: "knows" - rhymes with "toes" → label 'b'.
• Line 5: "bold" - doesn't rhyme with previous rhymes → label 'd'.
• Line 6: "shy" - doesn't rhyme with previous rhymes → label 'e'.
• Line 7: "me" - doesn't rhyme with previous rhymes → label 'f'.
• Line 8: "spy" - rhymes with "shy" → label 'e'.

But if we consider a simpler approach (assuming only the first four - line pattern is considered for the options given, as the options are in a simple two - part pattern):

• Line 1: no rhyme (let's assume for the sake of the given options, we focus on a four - line cycle).
• Line 2: doesn't rhyme with line 1.
• Line 3: doesn't rhyme with line 1 or 2.
• Line 4: rhymes with line 2.

Answer:

abab