Read the lines from a student's sonnet.

Question

The rain falls hard upon the thirsty ground.
The sun, burning so long, finally sleeps.
That night, the desert finally heard the sound,

Which lines could complete this quatrain using the correct form?

Select all that apply.

Responses

The chorus of the toads, the creaks and peeps.
The chorus of the toads, the creaks and peeps.

The dripping of the water from the branches, like tears a woman weeps.
The dripping of the water from the branches, like tears a woman weeps.

Of leaves and flowers blooming all around.
Of leaves and flowers blooming all around.

The sighing of the sand where water seeps.

Answer 1

To complete the quatrain while maintaining the correct form of a sonnet (which typically follows a specific rhyme scheme and meter), we want to find lines that rhyme with the last line of the given quatrain.

The last line you provided is:

"Which lines could complete this quatrain using the correct form?"

To identify lines that rhyme with that final line:

1. The chorus of the toads, the creaks and peeps. (This does not rhyme with "sound.")
2. The dripping of the water from the branches, like tears a woman weeps. (This rhymes with "sound.")
3. Of leaves and flowers blooming all around. (This rhymes with "sound.")
4. The sighing of the sand where water seeps. (This rhymes with "sound.")

Thus, the lines that can complete the quatrain using the correct form are:

• The dripping of the water from the branches, like tears a woman weeps.
• Of leaves and flowers blooming all around.
• The sighing of the sand where water seeps.

So, the answer would be the second, third, and fourth lines.