Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
a a b b c d
halted against the shade of a last hill,
they fed, and, lying calmly, were at ease
and, finding comfortable chests and knees
carelessly slept. but many there stood still
to face the stark, blank sky beyond the ridge,
knowing their feet had come to the end of the world.
adapted from wilfred owen, \spring offensive\

Explanation:

In poetry, rhyme scheme is determined by the end - sounds of lines.

• Line 1: "hill"
• Line 2: "ease" (different sound from "hill")
• Line 3: "knees" (rhymes with "ease")
• Line 4: "still" (different sound)
• Line 5: "ridge" (different sound)
• Line 6: "world" (different sound)

Answer:

A (for "hill"), B (for "ease"), B (for "knees"), C (for "still"), D (for "ridge"), D (for "world")