Question

identifying rhyme scheme

use the drop-down menus to finish marking the rhyme scheme of \an irish airman foresees his death.\

i know that i shall meet my fate a
somewhere among the clouds above; b
those that i fight i do not hate
those that i guard i do not love; b
my country is kiltartan cross,
my countrymen kiltartans poor,
no likely end could bring them loss
or leave them happier than before. d

Explanation:

Analyze the rhyme sounds of the first four lines

We examine the end words of each line to determine their rhyming patterns using Literary Devices.

• Line 1: "fate" ends with the sound /eɪt/, labeled a.
• Line 2: "above" ends with the sound /ʌv/, labeled b.
• Line 3: "hate" ends with the sound /eɪt/, which rhymes perfectly with "fate" (Line 1). Therefore, this blank must be labeled a.
• Line 4: "love" ends with the sound /ʌv/, which rhymes with "above" (Line 2). It is already labeled b.

Analyze the rhyme sounds of the next four lines

We continue analyzing the end words for the remaining lines:

• Line 5: "Cross" ends with a new sound /ɒs/. Since this is the third unique sound in the poem, we label it c.
• Line 6: "poor" ends with a new sound /ɔː(r)/. Since this is the fourth unique sound, we label it d.
• Line 7: "loss" ends with the sound /ɒs/, which rhymes with "Cross" (Line 5). Therefore, this blank must be labeled c.
• Line 8: "before" ends with the sound /ɔː(r)/, which rhymes with "poor" (Line 6). It is already labeled d.

Summarize the complete rhyme scheme

Combining our findings, the rhyme scheme for these eight lines of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" is:

• Line 1: fate (a)
• Line 2: above (b)
• Line 3: hate (<blank>a</blank>)
• Line 4: love (b)
• Line 5: Cross (<blank>c</blank>)
• Line 6: poor (<blank>d</blank>)
• Line 7: loss (<blank>c</blank>)
• Line 8: before (d)

Answer:

Use the drop-down menus to finish marking the rhyme scheme of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."

I know that I shall meet my fate &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a
Somewhere among the clouds above; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b
Those that I fight I do not hate &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <blank>a</blank>
Those that I guard I do not love; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b
My country is Kiltartan Cross, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <blank>c</blank>
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <blank>d</blank>
No likely end could bring them loss &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <blank>c</blank>
Or leave them happier than before. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d