Read the following excerpt from “Greece” by Oscar Wilde.The sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky Burned like a heated opal through the air; We hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair For the blue lands that to the eastward lie.
Answer
A
ABAB
B
AABB
C
ABBA
D
AAAB
Explanation
The end words are “sky,” “air,” “fair,” and “lie.” “Sky” rhymes with “lie,” while “air” rhymes with “fair,” giving the pattern ABBA. The correct choice is ABBA.
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