Question

complete the rhyme scheme:

\oh it were sweet to think a
that may should be ours again, ?
hoping it not, i shrink, ?
out of the sight of men.\ ?

\in may\ by paul laurence dunbar

a-b-c-b
a-b-a-b

Explanation:

Analyze the end words

Using the Rhyme Scheme knowledge point

• Line 1 ends with "think" (assigned letter A).
• Line 2 ends with "again" (assigned letter B).
• Line 3 ends with "shrink" (rhymes with "think", assigned letter A).
• Line 4 ends with "men" (rhymes with "again", assigned letter B).

Determine the pattern

Using the Rhyme Scheme knowledge point

• The rhyming pairs are "think"/"shrink" (A) and "again"/"men" (B).
• This alternating pattern corresponds to A-B-A-B.

Answer:

• A-B-C-B
• A-B-A-B (Correct answer)