Eddy finds a friend

Question

by A. Gautam
This is how I dance—
not the way you groove.
If you get a chance,
you need to improve.

Don't feel so uptight.
What do you have to fear?
Dancing is so right.
You'll fit in right here.

Just feel the air and,
sway the way it flows.
Come to see my band,
learn what Eddy knows.
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Which of these is true about the poem's rhyme scheme?
A.
The second and third lines of each stanza rhyme.
B.
The last stanza is composed of two rhyming couplets.
C.
The first stanza is repeated at the end of the poem.
D.
Every other line in each stanza have the same rhyme.

Answer 1

To analyze the poem and determine the correct statement about its rhyme scheme, let's look closely at the stanzas:

1. In the first stanza:

   • "groove" (A)
   • "improve" (A)

2. In the second stanza:

   • "uptight" (B)
   • "fear" (C)
   • "right" (B)
   • "here" (C)

3. In the third stanza:

   • "air" (D)
   • "flows" (E)
   • "band" (F)
   • "knows" (E)

Now, let's evaluate each option:

A. The second and third lines of each stanza rhyme.

• This is not true; in the first stanza, the second line ("chance") does not rhyme with the third line ("improve"). In the second stanza, the second line ("fear") does not rhyme with the third line ("right").

B. The last stanza is composed of two rhyming couplets.

• This is not true; the last stanza does not have a rhyme scheme of two couplets.

C. The first stanza is repeated at the end of the poem.

• This is not true; the first stanza does not repeat at the end.

D. Every other line in each stanza has the same rhyme.

• This is true in that every first and third line in each stanza rhyme and every second and fourth line also form their sets of rhymes.

Therefore, the correct answer is D. Every other line in each stanza have the same rhyme.