Question

Read the excerpt from "Sonnet 29.” When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, What is the rhyme scheme of these lines? A. abab B. abba C.abcb D.abac

Answer 1

Abab just tiook the test

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. ABAB

Explanation:

In poetry, the rhyme refers to the repetition of similar or same sounds, usually at the end of verses, this repetition provides cadence to the poem, marks the end of the lines and creates a pleasant experience while reading a poem. Additionally, there are different rhyme schemes classified according to the location of the words that rhyme in the verses and created by giving the words that rhyme the same latter. This means in the case of ABAB rhyme or alternate rhyme scheme, the last word of the first verse rhymes with the last one of the third verse and the last word of the second verse rhymes with the one in the fourth verse. This is the case of "Sonnet 29" in which each verse is separated by a comma, as the last word of the first verse "eyes" rhymes with the last word of the third verse "cries" and the last word of the second verse "state" rhymes with the one of the fourth verse "fate". Thus, the rhyme scheme of the excerpt presented is ABAB.