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Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare — Quiz

Question 6 • Literature and Composition I

Ms. Jameson is using "Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare to teach her students how to analyze a rhyme scheme. So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Which is the correct rhyme scheme for these lines?

Answer
A
AAA
B
ab
C
AB
D
aa

Explanation

The two lines end with “see” and “thee,” which rhyme with each other. Since both line endings share the same rhyme, the scheme is aa. Choice D, aa, is correct.

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