Question

Read these lines from Emily Dickinson's poem "324" ("Some keep the Sabbath going to Church"): God preaches, a noted Clergyman – And the sermon is never long, So instead of getting to Heaven, at last – I'm going, all along. What is the rhyme scheme of these lines?

Answer 1

ABCB

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Answer 2

The answer is ABCB. A rhyme scheme in literature is a regular pattern of rhyme a the end of the lines in a poem. In the poem by Emily Dickinson "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church", the regular pattern is: ABCB

God preaches, a noted Clergyman A

- And the sermon is never long. B

So, instead of getting yo Heaven, C

at last - I'm going, all along. B

A......Clergyman

B.....Long/along

C....Heaven