Question

Match each excerpt from Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" to the type of rhyme used. The fish will not quit flapping its skinny fins. The Dews drew quivering and chill — Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.

Answer 1

Match each expert from Emily Dickinson‘s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” to the type of rhyme used.

1. The fish will not quit flapping its skinny fins.

2. The Drews drew quivering and chill —

3. Because I could not stop for Death— He kindly stopped for me— The Carriage held but just Ourselves— And Immortality

End rhyme

Slant rhyme

Internal rhyme

Answer:

1. The fish will not quit flapping its skinny fins. ------------------> Slant rhyme

2. The Drews drew quivering and chill ------------------> Internal rhyme

3. Because I could not stop for Death— He kindly stopped for me— The Carriage held but just Ourselves— And Immortality   ------------------> End rhyme

Explanation:

Slant Rhyme is a type of rhyme that is formed by similar sounding words that have different sounds. In this type of rhyme, it is either the vowels that are different and the consonants similar and vice versa.

Internal Rhyme is a type of rhyme that happens within one line of verse or across an internal phrase.

End Rhyme is defined as the type of rhymes that occur at the end of a line.