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QuizMultiple Choice

2.8 Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare

Question 10 • GA-Literature and Composition I

How is a poem's rhyme scheme marked and identified?

Answer
A
upper or lowercase letters, such as “ABAB”
B
Roman numerals, such as “I, II, I, II”
C
Arabic numerals, such as “1212”
D
punctuation symbols, such as “!?!?”

Explanation

A rhyme scheme is identified by assigning a letter to each distinct end rhyme. Lines that rhyme with one another receive the same letter, while a new rhyme receives a different letter—for example, ABAB. Therefore, the correct choice is upper or lowercase letters, such as “ABAB.”

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