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Which rhyme scheme is used in this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars"? Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. A. abcd B. aabb C. abab D. abbb

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Answer:

C. abab

Step-by-step explanation:

Rhyming words in the excerpt:

unkind a

nunnery b

mind a

fly b

The pair unkind - mind is an example of full, or exact, rhyme.

The pair nunnery - fly is an example of eye, or visual, rhyme.

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