I went out to the hazel wood,

Question

Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;

Which pattern describes the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

XAXB
XXAA
XAXA
XAAX

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of the stanza you provided is XAXB. Here's how it breaks down:

• "wood" (A)
• "head" (B)
• "wand" (A)
• "thread" (B)

So the lines follow the pattern of A (wood) - B (head) - A (wand) - B (thread), which can be described as XAXB.