Question

Which rhyme scheme is used in this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars"? Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. A. abcd B. aabb C. abab D. abbb

Answer 1

Answer:

C. abab

Explanation:

Rhyming words in the excerpt:

unkind    a

nunnery    b

mind    a

fly   b

The pair unkind - mind is an example of full, or exact, rhyme.  

The pair nunnery - fly is an example of eye, or visual, rhyme.