Assyr come down like a wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
What is the rhyme scheme of the above lines?
A. abab
B. aabb••
C. aabc
D. abaa
Do you agree?
Yes.
That is correct.
Yes, I agree.
To determine the rhyme scheme of a poem, we need to look at the end sounds of each line and assign them letters to represent their rhyming patterns. In this case, let's analyze the given lines:
Assyr come down like a wolf on the fold,
A (fold)
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.
B (gold)
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
A (sea)
When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
B (Galilee)
From this analysis, we can observe that the first and third lines end with the same sound, and the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other as well. Therefore, the correct rhyme scheme for these lines is AABA.
Therefore, the correct answer is not listed among the options provided.