multiple choice
read the following lines from " The Divine Comedy."
And as I faced it, it would not retreat,
but paced before me and so blocked my way
that more than once I had to turn my feet
to retrace my steps. It was the break of day,
the sun was mounting in the morning sky
with the same starts as when that whole array
of lovely things was first given movement by
divine love. the sweetest season of the year
and the hour made me think that i might try
which of the following rhyme schemes has the writer used to create poetic structure?
aab bbc ccd
aba bcb cdc
abb bcc cdd
abc bcd cde
The writer has used the rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc.
The rhyme scheme used in the given lines from "The Divine Comedy" is aba bcb cdc.
To determine the rhyme scheme used in the given lines from "The Divine Comedy," we need to analyze the end sounds of each line and assign corresponding letters to represent those sounds. Let's break down the lines:
1. It would not retreat, (A)
2. Blocked my way (A)
3. Turn my feet (B)
4. To retrace my steps (B)
5. The break of day (C)
6. Morning sky (C)
7. Whole array (D)
8. Given movement by (D)
9. Season of the year (E)
10. Might try (E)
Based on this analysis, we can determine that the rhyme scheme used is:
aba bcb cdc
So, the correct answer is (b) aba bcb cdc.