In the end of the short story "The Old Chief Mshlanga", the girl's father decides to keep the twenty goats that trampled down his land. This decision deeply affected Chief Mshlanga's people, since these goats belonged to them, and not having them would mean that they would go hungry when the dry season begins. Thus, it was selfish from him to keep the goats.
Answer:
A. abcb
Explanation:
Read the poem out loud, paying particular attention the the last sounds of every line. Rhyming words sometimes look alike, but it's the sound that matters.
Death pronounced: deth
me pronounced: meee
selves pronounced: selvz "elvz" and "eth" are not similar.
ty pronounced: teeee Also has "eeee" sound like line 2.
To write the scheme, answer 'Does this line's last sound rhyme with anything <u>above</u> it?"
If no, continue with the alphabet.
If yes, take the letter from the line it rhymes with.
Line 1 No (nothing is above it)
"a"
Line 2 No (not above)
"b"
Line 3 No
"c"
Line 4 Yes, Line 2!
"b"
The rhyming scheme is abdb.
The answers are a,b, and d
<span>The answer is C: "distract him from the manuscript"</span>
