Question

Read these lines from "The Monk's Tale.

" In Tragic Manner I will not lament The griefs of those who stood in high degree and fell at last with no expedient To bring them out of their adversity.
What is the rhyme scheme of the lines? A. abab B. abba C. abcd D. abca

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of the lines is ABABCDCD.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rhyme scheme of the lines is ABABCDCD. The first line rhymes with the third line, the second line rhymes with the fourth and sixth lines, and the fifth line rhymes with the seventh and eighth lines. This creates a pattern in which every other line rhymes with each other, with the exception of lines 6 and 7 forming a couplet in the middle.

Answer 2

The correct option is answer A. The rhyme scheme of the excerpt from "The Monk's Tale" is ABAB, corresponding to the rhyming of the first and third lines and the second and fourth lines.

The lines "I will not lament" (A) and "and fell at last..." (A) rhyme with each other, and the lines "The griefs of those who stood in high degree"(B) and "To bring them out of their adversity" (B) rhyme as well.

So, the answer to the question is the rhyme scheme A (first and third lines) and B (second and fourth lines), which corresponds to ABAB.