Question
What is the Rhyme Scheme for the following stanza in "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"?
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
(1 point)
Responses
A) ABABAB
A) ABABAB
B) AABBAA
B) AABBAA
C) AABBCC
C) AABBCC
D) AAAABB
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
(1 point)
Responses
A) ABABAB
A) ABABAB
B) AABBAA
B) AABBAA
C) AABBCC
C) AABBCC
D) AAAABB
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The rhyme scheme for the stanza in "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is **AABBAA**.
The first two lines ("Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star" and "How I wonder what you are") both end with words that rhyme (A), the next two lines ("Up above the world so high" and "Like a diamond in the sky") also rhyme with each other (B), and the last two lines repeat the first two lines (A).
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**B) AABBAA**
The first two lines ("Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star" and "How I wonder what you are") both end with words that rhyme (A), the next two lines ("Up above the world so high" and "Like a diamond in the sky") also rhyme with each other (B), and the last two lines repeat the first two lines (A).
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**B) AABBAA**