Question

These lines from John Donne’s poem “To Mr. T. W.” are an example of what rhyme scheme? Haste thee harsh verse as fast as thy lame measure Will give thee leave, to him, my pain and pleasure. I have given thee, and yet thou art too weak, Feet, and a reasoning soul and tongue to speak. Plead for me, and so by thine and my labor, I am thy Creator, thou my Savior, Tell him, all questions, which men have defended Both of the place and pains…are ended;

Answer 1

Answer:

aabbccdd.

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming in the end verses of the lines in a poem. In simple words, rhyme scheme is the sound patterns that have the same sound at the end of the lines.

Using small alphabets 'abcd' to signify the pattern of rhyme, the given lines from John Donne's poem have the pattern of sounds in  this given sequence.

Haste thee harsh verse as fast as thy lame measure a

Will give thee leave, to him, my pain and pleasure. a

I have given thee, and yet thou art too weak, b

Feet, and a reasoning soul and tongue to speak. b

Plead for me, and so by thine and my labor, c

I am thy Creator, thou my Savior, c

Tell him, all questions, which men have defended d

Both of the place and pains…are ended; d

Thus, when taken together, the rhyme scheme of the given lines from the poem can be seen as aabbccdd.