Complete the rhyme scheme
The slow stroke of the clock of time
B or C
the moments that pass us by
A the days that seem to never end
B or C the moments that pass us by
To determine the rhyme scheme of a poem or stanza, you need to analyze the pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of each line. In this case, the given lines are:
The slow stroke of the clock of time
B or C
To identify the rhyme scheme, we assign a different letter of the alphabet to each new sound at the end of a line. Lines that share the same sound are given the same letter designation.
In this example, the first line ends with the sound "time," which is represented by the letter A. The second line ends with the sound "B or C," which means we have two options. We can use either B or C to designate this sound.
Therefore, the rhyme scheme for these two lines is A (for the first line) and B or C (for the second line).
To determine the rhyme scheme, we need to assign a letter to each line based on its end sound. Let's examine the given lines:
The slow stroke of the clock of time
To determine the rhyme scheme, we assign the letter B to this line.
Based on the information provided, we only have one line, so there is no other line to compare it to. Therefore, the rhyme scheme for this poem is simply B.