Question

its letters from my mind, that i may trace
you faultless, i must love until i die.
more subtle is the sovereignty of love:
so am i caught that when i say,
ot fair,\
tis but as if i said,
ot here—not there
not risen—not writing letters.\ well i know
what is this beauty men are babbling of;
i wonder only why they prize it so.
source: millay, edna st. vincent. \love is not blind.\ sonnets.org. sonnet central, n.d. web. 17 may 2011.

which rhyme scheme does this poem use?
○ ababcdcdefefgg
○ iaiaiaiaorrofo
○ abb aabbac ddece
○ it doesnt follow a set pattern.

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we label each line's end - sound.
Line 1: "mind", "trace" - assume no rhyme (but let's check properly).
Let's analyze each line:

• Line 1: end - sound (approximate) - we can call it 'A' (for the sake of analysis).
• Line 2: "die" - new sound, call it 'B'.
• Line 3: "love" - new sound, call it 'C'.
• Line 4: "fair" - new sound, call it 'D'.
• Line 5: "there" - rhymes with "fair" (approximate in some accents), so 'D'.
• Line 6: "letters" - new sound, call it 'E'.
• Line 7: "of" - new sound, call it 'F'.
• Line 8: "so" - new sound, call it 'G'.

If we consider a more accurate (though in poetry, exact rhymes can vary by interpretation), we check each couplet or set of lines:
The first two lines: no rhyme (but if we consider a looser approach, still no).
Line 4 ("fair") and line 5 ("there") - some consider them rhyming (in the context of the poem's rhythm and the poet's intention).
Continuing this labeling for all 8 lines:
Line 1: A
Line 2: B
Line 3: C
Line 4: D
Line 5: D
Line 6: E
Line 7: F
Line 8: G

If we assume a 14 - line sonnet (though the given text has 8 lines shown, but the options are for a sonnet - like structure), and considering standard sonnet rhyme schemes and the given options:
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. But if we consider the first 8 lines as ABABCDCDEFEFGG (assuming the last two lines as GG as in a Shakespearean sonnet's couplet).

Answer:

A. ABABCDCDEFEFGG