Question

complete the rhyme scheme.
the sun was shining on the sea
shining with all his might:
he did his very best to make
the billows smooth and bright—
and this was odd, because it w
the middle of the night.

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we look at the ending sounds of each line.

• Line 1 ends with "sea".
• Line 2 ends with "might".
• Line 3 ends with "make".
• Line 4 ends with "bright".
• Line 5 ends with "odd".
• Line 6 ends with "night".

We assign a letter to each new rhyme sound. Line 1 (sea) is "a". Line 2 (might) is "b". Line 3 (make) is "c". Line 4 (bright) rhymes with "might" (Line 2), so it's "b". Line 5 (odd) is "d". Line 6 (night) rhymes with "might" (Line 2) and "bright" (Line 4), so it's "b".

Answer:

a b c b d b