The rhyme scheme of the poem's first stanza is abcca.
The lines and their endings are as follows:
- Line 1: day (a)
- Line 2: rose (b)
- Line 3: fled (c)
- Line 4: dead (c)
- Line 5: knows (a)
Thus, the correct response is abcca.
A Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Thou art the soul of a summer’s day,
Thou art the breath of the rose.
But the summer is fled
And the rose is dead
Where are they gone, who knows, who knows?
Thou art the blood of my heart o’ hearts,
Thou art my soul’s repose,
But my heart grows numb
And my soul is dumb
Where are thou, love, who knows, who knows?
Thou art the hope of my after years—
Sun for my winter snows
But the years go by
‘Neath a clouded sky.
Where shall we meet, who knows, who knows?
"A Song" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Question
Use the poem to answer the question.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem’s first stanza?
(1 point)
Responses
abcca
abcca
aabba
aabba
abaac
abaac
abccb
abccb
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