Multiple choice
What is the rhyme scheme of the following palm?
He sat upon his brand new bike
Waiting for his best friend Mike
He couldn’t wait to ride to school
Others would say his bike is cool
1. A A B B
2. A B A B
3. A B C D
4. A A B A
2. A B A B
The correct answer is 2. A B A B.
To determine the rhyme scheme of a poem, we need to identify the pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line. Let's analyze the given poem:
He sat upon his brand new bike - End sound: bike (A)
Waiting for his best friend Mike - End sound: Mike (B)
He couldn’t wait to ride to school - End sound: school (A)
Others would say his bike is cool - End sound: cool (B)
Based on this analysis, we can see that the poem follows the rhyme scheme:
A B A B
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2: A B A B.