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Writing a Shakespearean Sonnet — Quiz

Question 9 • Literature and Composition I

Read the incomplete quatrain. The train recedes; a lonely whistle blows I raise my hand to wave one last good-bye My tears begin to fall as distance grows Which line completes the quatrain’s “abab” rhyme scheme?

Answer
A
And I am left alone without my dreams
B
And in its wake my heart begins to ache
C
And both the train and I emit a sigh
D
And I am left to ponder thoughts of us

Explanation

In an “abab” rhyme scheme, the second and fourth lines rhyme. The second line ends with “good-bye,” so the final line should end with a word that rhymes with it. Choice C ends with “sigh,” which rhymes with “good-bye.”

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