Question

structure of poetry quick check
what is rhyme scheme? (1 point)
○ a set of two rhyming lines
○ the number of stressed syllables per line of poetry
○ a poem with a specific structure made popular by shakespeare and petrarch
○ the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem

Explanation:

A rhyme scheme is about the pattern of rhymes. Let's analyze each option:

• A set of two rhyming lines is a couplet, not a rhyme scheme.
• The number of stressed syllables per line is related to meter (like iambic pentameter), not rhyme scheme.
• A poem with a specific structure made popular by Shakespeare and Petrarch refers to sonnets (Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnets have specific structures), not rhyme scheme.
• The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem correctly defines rhyme scheme. For example, in a poem with rhyme scheme "abab", line 1 rhymes with line 3 and line 2 rhymes with line 4.

Answer:

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem