Question

On His Being Arrived to the Age of Twenty-three by John Milton How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stolen on his wing my three and twentieth year! My hasting days fly on with full career, But my late spring no bud or blossom shew'th. Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, That I to manhood am arrived so near, And inward ripeness doth much less appear, That some more timely-happy spirits indu'th. Yet be it less or more, or soon or slow, It shall be still in strictest measure even To that same lot, however mean or high, Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heaven. All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Task-master's eye.
What is the rhyme scheme of "On His Being Arrived to the Age of Twenty-three"?
A. abab cdcd efef gg
B. abab cdcd efeg ff
C. abba abba cde dce
D. abba abba cde cde

Answer 1

Answer:

abba abba cde cde

Explanation:

On His Being Arrived to the Age of Twenty-three by John Milton is an  Italian poem which expresses the author's perceived angst against time.

It's poetic theme is written after the rhythmic eight-line octave and the six-line sestet.

The octave consists of two short quatrain of rhymes 'abba abba' while the sestet, while is the point at which the tone and the rhyme of the author changes reflects the rhyme 'cde cde'.