Characters and Conflict in Romeo and Juliet, Part 3
Question 4 • EN091 Freshman English A
Read the lines from Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest handThis holy shrine, the gentle sin is this;My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready standTo smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,Which mannerly devotion shows in this;For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch,And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.
Answer
A
Juliet’s lines make up one couplet, which uses an abab rhyme scheme.
B
Juliet’s lines make up one stanza, which uses an aabb rhyme scheme.
C
Romeo’s lines make up one quatrain, which uses an abab rhyme scheme.
D
Romeo’s lines make up one sonnet, which uses an aabb rhyme scheme.
Explanation
Romeo’s speech has four lines, so it is a quatrain. The ending words rhyme in an alternating pattern: “hand” rhymes with “stand,” and “this” rhymes with “kiss,” giving an abab rhyme scheme. Therefore, the correct choice is “Romeo’s lines make up one quatrain, which uses an abab rhyme scheme.”
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