Use the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet to determine which pair of lines best completes the quatrain.Let those who are in favour with their starsOf public honour and proud titles boast,
Answer
A
For at a frown they in their glory die, / And in themselves their pride lies buried.
B
Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most, / Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars
C
For at a frown they in their glory die, / Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.
D
Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars / Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.
Explanation
A Shakespearean sonnet’s quatrain follows an ABAB rhyme scheme. “Stars” in the first line rhymes with “bars,” so the third line should end with “bars”; “boast” in the second line rhymes with “most,” so the fourth line should end with “most.” Choice D puts the lines in that order.
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