Question

What is the rhyme scheme of "work without hope"?

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of "Work without Hope" is ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

Answer 2

Answer:

ABABBB CCDDEEFF.

Explanation:

This is how words are rhymed at the end of each line:

lair  A

wing  B

air  A

Spring  B

thing  B

sing  B

blow  C

flow  C

may  D

away  D

stroll  E

soul  E

sieve  F

live  F  

Some literary critics consider the words blow flow stroll soul to be one rhyme; therefore, they define the rhyme scheme of this sonnet as ABABBB CCDDCCEE.