Understanding a rhyme scheme can help you understand the form and general "flow" of a poem. it also helps you understand how the ideas are split up and how they relate.
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Answer:
The most persistent rivals were Poseidon, the sea god, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom. To solve their dispute, Zeus decided that each of them would make a gift to the city and king Cecrops would decide which gift was the best and therefore which god would be the patron of the city.