Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
i keep hearing from the cellar bin
the rumbling sound
of load on load of apples coming in.
for i have had too much
of apple-picking; i am very tired
of the great harvest i myself desired
adapted from robert frost, \after apple-picking\

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we analyze the end - sounds of each line:

• Line 1: "I keep hearing from the cellar bin" ends with "bin" (let's assign it the letter 'A').
• Line 2: "The rumbling sound" ends with "sound" (a new sound, assign 'B').
• Line 3: "Of load on load of apples coming in" ends with "in". "in" rhymes with "bin" (from line 1), so it gets 'A'.
• Line 4: "For I have had too much" ends with "much" (new sound, assign 'C').
• Line 5: "Of apple - picking; I am very tired" ends with "tired" (new sound, assign 'D').
• Line 6: "Of the great harvest I myself desired" ends with "desired". "desired" rhymes with "tired" (from line 5), so it gets 'D'? Wait, no, "tired" and "desired" - let's re - check. Wait, "tired" is pronounced /ˈtaɪəd/ and "desired" is /dɪˈzaɪəd/ (in some pronunciations). Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, let's look at the original poem "After Apple - Picking" by Robert Frost. The actual rhyme scheme of the relevant lines: Line 1: bin (A), Line 2: sound (B), Line 3: in (A), Line 4: much (C), Line 5: tired (D), Line 6: desired (D)? Wait, no, "tired" and "desired" - the vowel sound in the stressed syllable: "tired" has /aɪ/ and "desired" has /aɪ/ (in "desire" the stressed syllable is "sire" with /aɪ/). So line 5: tired (D), line 6: desired (D). Wait, but let's do it step by step with the given lines:

Line 1: "bin" → A

Line 2: "sound" → B

Line 3: "in" (rhymes with "bin") → A

Line 4: "much" → C

Line 5: "tired" → D

Line 6: "desired" (rhymes with "tired") → D

Answer:

Line 1: A
Line 2: B
Line 3: A
Line 4: C
Line 5: D
Line 6: D