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Poetry: "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp" by Thomas Moore

Question 2 • ARC English 10 Semester 2 CR/Summer

What would the rhyme scheme be in a poem whose lines end with “rise,” “see,” “lies,” “be,” “flew,” and “canoe”?

Answer
A
ABBABB
B
ABCABC
C
ABABCC
D
AABBCC

Explanation

“Rise” rhymes with “lies,” and “see” rhymes with “be,” giving the pattern A-B-A-B for the first four lines. “Flew” rhymes with “canoe,” so the last two lines are C-C. The full rhyme scheme is ABABCC, choice C.

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