Question

Read the following verse from a famous sonnet by John Donne. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so, For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. What is the rhyme scheme in this poem? abba abab aaab abbb

Answer 1

Answer: A) abba.

Explanation: when we want to determinate the rhyme scheme of a poem or a stanza, we have to pay attention to the ending sound of each line. In the given verse from John Donne's verse, we have that the first and last line end with the same sound "thee" and "me," and the second and third line also end with the same sound "so" and "overthrow" which means that the rhyme scheme should be: abba.

Answer 2

The ryhme scheme to this poem is abba