Question

Analyze the rhyme scheme in these lines from “Sonnet 18.”

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Which is the correct rhyme scheme?

abcabc
aabbcc
ababcc
ababab

Answer 1

ababcc

Explanation: "fade" rhymes with "shade" (A), "ow'st" rhymes with "grow'st" (B), and "see" rhymes with "thee" (C), so the pattern is A B A B C C.