Let's analyze the provided options regarding the rhyme scheme of Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100":
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The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg.
- Incorrect. The rhyme scheme of this sonnet is actually abba cddc effe gg.
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The rhyme scheme is abba cddc effe gg.
- Correct. This accurately describes the rhyme scheme of the sonnet.
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The lines in the couplet do not include a rhyme.
- Incorrect. The couplet (the last two lines) does include a rhyme, specifically the words "life" and "knife."
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The second quatrain rhymes redeem and team, spent and document.
- Incorrect. The words "redeem" and "spent" do rhyme, but the word "team" does not appear in the sonnet at all, and "document" does not rhyme with anything either.
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The regular rhyme scheme makes the sonnet sound musical and memorable.
- Correct. The regularity of the rhyme scheme contributes to the musical quality and memorability typical of sonnets.
So, the correct statements are:
- The rhyme scheme is abba cddc effe gg.
- The regular rhyme scheme makes the sonnet sound musical and memorable.