Question
Identify the rhyme scheme.
Selected:a. abbaabbacdcdcd
b. ababcdcdefefgg
c. abbacddceffegg
d. abababaabaccccO JOYOUS, blossoming, ever-blessed flowers!
’Mid which my pensive queen her footstep sets;
O plain, that hold’st her words for amulets
And keep’st her footsteps in thy leafy bowers!
O trees, with earliest green of springtime hours,
And all spring’s pale and tender violets!
O grove, so dark the proud sun only lets
His blithe rays gild the outskirts of thy towers!
O pleasant country-side! O limpid stream,
That mirrorest her sweet face, her eyes so clear,
And of their living light canst catch the beam!
I envy thee her presence pure and dear.
There is no rock so senseless but I deem
It burns with passion that to mine is near.
Selected:a. abbaabbacdcdcd
b. ababcdcdefefgg
c. abbacddceffegg
d. abababaabaccccO JOYOUS, blossoming, ever-blessed flowers!
’Mid which my pensive queen her footstep sets;
O plain, that hold’st her words for amulets
And keep’st her footsteps in thy leafy bowers!
O trees, with earliest green of springtime hours,
And all spring’s pale and tender violets!
O grove, so dark the proud sun only lets
His blithe rays gild the outskirts of thy towers!
O pleasant country-side! O limpid stream,
That mirrorest her sweet face, her eyes so clear,
And of their living light canst catch the beam!
I envy thee her presence pure and dear.
There is no rock so senseless but I deem
It burns with passion that to mine is near.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The rhyme scheme of the provided poem is **abbaabbacdcdcd**.
The structure can be broken down as follows:
- The first stanza consists of 8 lines: lines 1-4 have the rhyme scheme "abba" and lines 5-8 have the rhyme scheme "abcd".
- The stanza continues with another set of couplets in lines 9-14, which follow the rhyme scheme "cdcd" for lines 9-12, and "cd" for the last two lines.
So the complete rhyme scheme for the poem is indeed **abbaabbacdcdcd**.
The structure can be broken down as follows:
- The first stanza consists of 8 lines: lines 1-4 have the rhyme scheme "abba" and lines 5-8 have the rhyme scheme "abcd".
- The stanza continues with another set of couplets in lines 9-14, which follow the rhyme scheme "cdcd" for lines 9-12, and "cd" for the last two lines.
So the complete rhyme scheme for the poem is indeed **abbaabbacdcdcd**.