Question

From “Silkweed”

by Philip Henry Savage
1 Softly, as if instinct with thought,
2. They float and drift, delay and turn;
3 And one avoids and one is caught,
4 Between an oak-leaf and a fern.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
1. Which lines from the excerpt rhyme with each other? (1 point)
none of the lines
lines 2 and 4 only
lines 1 and 3 and lines 2 and 4
lines 1, 3, and 4

Answer 1

Answer: Lines 1 and 3 and lines 2 and 4

Explanation: Look at the last word on the end of each line.

Say these words aloud. "Thought" and "caught"; "turn" and "fern".

They sound almost the same, don't they?

When you're looking for words to rhyme, often they need to sound the same.

Also, sometimes you can tell if words rhyme if just one or two letters in front of the word are different, like "star" and "car".