Question

which statement best describes the rhyme scheme of \a thought on the inestimable blessing of reason\?

there are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme abab throughout.
there are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme abcb throughout.
there is a series of consecutive rhyming couplets.
there is an absence of a clear rhyme scheme.

Explanation:

In the poem "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason", there are two stanzas. In each stanza, the second and fourth lines rhyme. For example, in the first stanza, "mind" (line 1) doesn't rhyme with "end" (line 2), "find" (line 3) doesn't rhyme with "end" (line 2), but "end" (line 2) and "end" (line 4) rhyme. This pattern is ABCB (where the second and fourth lines - B - rhyme).

Answer:

There are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme ABCB throughout.