Question

structure of poetry quick check
what is rhyme scheme? (1 point)
○ a set of two rhyming lines
○ the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem
○ the number of stressed syllables per line of poetry
○ a set of four rhyming lines

Explanation:

• Option A describes a "couplet" (two rhyming lines), not rhyme scheme.
• Option B correctly defines rhyme scheme as the ordered pattern of rhymes at line - ends in a poem.
• Option C refers to "meter" (stressed syllables per line), not rhyme scheme.
• Option D describes a "quatrain" (four rhyming lines), not rhyme scheme.

Answer:

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