Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
the wind was like a whip
cracking past my icy ears,
and my hair stood out behind,
and my eyes were full of tears,
wide - open and cold,
more tears than they could hold.
adapted from edna st. vincent millay, \the bean - stalk\

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we look at the end - words of each line and assign letters based on which words rhyme.

• The first line ends with "whip", so we assign it "A".
• The second line ends with "ears", which does not rhyme with "whip", so we assign it "B".
• The third line ends with "behind", which does not rhyme with "whip" or "ears", so we assign it "C".
• The fourth line ends with "tears", which rhymes with "ears" (second line), so it gets "B".
• The fifth line ends with "cold", which does not rhyme with the previous ones, so we assign it "D".
• The sixth line ends with "hold", which rhymes with "cold" (fifth line), so it gets "D".

Answer:

• Line 1: A
• Line 2: B
• Line 3: C
• Line 4: B
• Line 5: D
• Line 6: D