Question

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? “A woman's face with nature's own hand painted, Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion; A woman's gentle heart, but not acquainted With shifting change, as is false women's fashion:” A. ABAC B. BACA C. ABAB D. AABB

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB since the first word rhymes with the third one, and the second word with the fourth one, as further explained below.

How to find the rhyme scheme of a poem

First, we need to understand that two words rhyme with each other when they have the same final sounds. For example, the word "table" rhymes with the word "cable".

To find the rhyme scheme of a poem, we must look at the last word of each line and attribute a letter to them. If the same final sounds appear again, they are given the same letter as before. Let's look at the last words of the first two lines of the poem:

• painted - A

• passion - B

Now, let's look at the last words of the final two lines:

• acquainted - rhymes with "painted" - A

• fashion - rhymes with "passion" - B

Therefore, the rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB, as stated in the answer choice C.

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