Question

complete the rhyme scheme. across the sky a lowly sigh from west to east the sweet wind carried; the sun stood still on primrose hill; his light in all the city tarried; the clouds on viewless columns bloomed like smouldering lilies unconsumed. adapted from john davidson, \london\

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we look at the end - sounds of each line.

• The first line "Across the sky a lowly sigh" has a certain end - sound.
• The second line "From west to east the sweet wind carried" has a different end - sound.
• The third line "The sun stood still on Primrose Hill" has the same end - sound as the first line.
• The fourth line "His light in all the city tarried" has the same end - sound as the second line.
• The fifth line "The clouds on viewless columns bloomed" has a new end - sound.
• The sixth line "Like smouldering lilies unconsumed" has the same end - sound as the fifth line.

Answer:

a, b, a, b, c, c