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Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats — Quiz

Question 15 • English Language Arts 12

Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death." I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. The excerpt's rhyme scheme is

Answer
A
ababcdcd.
B
abcdabcd.
C
aabbccdd.
D
abbacddc.

Explanation

The end words of the lines rhyme in pairs: “fate” with “hate,” “above” with “love,” “Cross” with “loss,” and “poor” with “before.” This gives the pattern ABABCDCD, which matches choice D, “ababcdcd.”

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