Question

read this excerpt from walt whitmans o captain! my captain! my captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, my father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, the ship is anchord safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, from fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won what is the rhyme scheme in this excerpt? choose one option a aaaa b aabb c abab d abcb

Explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme, we label each line's ending sound.

• Line 1: "still" - label A
• Line 2: "will" - label A (rhymes with "still")
• Line 3: "done" - label B
• Line 4: "won" - label B (rhymes with "done")

Answer:

B. AABB