Read the excerpt from "If" by Rudyard Kipling.
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
Which rhyme scheme is used in this excerpt?
A. A A B A A B A A
B. A A B B C C D D
C. A B A C A D A B
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Why did you repeat this?
idk actually, I dont think i meant to.
To determine the rhyme scheme used in this excerpt, we need to identify the patterns of rhyme at the end of each line.
Let's label each line with a letter to represent its rhyme sound.
1. If you can make one heap of all your winnings - A
2. And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, - A
3. And lose, and start again at your beginnings - B
4. And never breathe a word about your loss; - A
5. If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew - A
6. To serve your turn long after they are gone, - B
7. And so hold on when there is nothing in you - A
8. Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" - A
By examining the end sounds of each line, we can see that the rhyme scheme for this excerpt is:
A A B A A B A A
Therefore, option A, "A A B A A B A A" is the correct answer.