When the Rock was hid by the surge's swell.
The Mariners heard the warning Bell;
And then they knew the perilous Rock,
And blest the Abbot of Aberthok
What is the correct rhyme scheme of the above stanza?
Question 4 options:
ABAB
AABB
BABA
ABAC
BABA
The correct rhyme scheme of the above stanza is AABB.
To determine the correct rhyme scheme of the given stanza, we need to observe the ending sounds of each line. A simple way to do this is to assign a different letter to each unique ending sound. Let's go through the stanza and mark the rhyme pattern.
"When the Rock was hid by the surge's swell."
This line ends with the sound "ell," so we assign it the letter A.
"The Mariners heard the warning Bell;"
This line also ends with the sound "ell," so it also gets the letter A.
"And then they knew the perilous Rock,"
This line ends with the sound "ock," so we assign it the letter B.
"And blest the Abbot of Aberthok"
This line also ends with the sound "ock," so it also gets the letter B.
Based on this analysis, we can see that the rhyme scheme of the stanza is AABB. The ending sounds of the first and second lines rhyme (A), and the ending sounds of the third and fourth lines also rhyme (B). Therefore, option AABB is the correct answer.