Use the excerpt from the poem below to answer the question.

Question

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem by Robert Frost?

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.



The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

(2 points)
Responses

AABABBBB
AABABBBB

ABABABAB
ABABABAB

AAAABBBB
AAAABBBB

ABCDABCD

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of the poem excerpt you provided is AABABBBB.

Here’s the breakdown:

• "shake" rhymes with "mistake" (A)
• "sweep" does not rhyme with the first two lines (B)
• "flake" rhymes with "shake" and "mistake" (A)
• "deep" rhymes with "keep" (B)
• "sleep" rhymes with both "keep" and the previous line's end word (B)

So, the correct answer is AABABBBB.