Question

Read these lines from Emily Dickinson's poem "324" ("Some keep the Sabbath going to Church"): God preaches, a noted Clergyman – And the sermon is never long, So instead of getting to Heaven, at last – I'm going, all along. What is the rhyme scheme of these lines?

Answer 1

The answer is ABCB.  A rhyme scheme in literature is a regular pattern of rhyme a the end of the lines in a poem.  In the poem by Emily Dickinson "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church", the regular pattern is: ABCB

God preaches, a noted Clergyman            A

- And the sermon is never long.                 B

So, instead of getting yo Heaven,              C

at last - I'm going, all along.                        B

A......Clergyman

B.....Long/along

C....Heaven