Question

Read these lines from "An Open Boat" and answer the question.

An Open Boat

by Alfred Noyes


See - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses,


The cloud of white faces, in the black open boat,



Which of the end rhymes below matches the one in the last line of the excerpt?

“He’s living, I know. But he’s numbed with the cold.”

“And there are no voices or ghosts in that darkness.”

“And wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.”

“Come. Loosen your fingers. – O God, let me keep him!”

Answer 1

The end rhymes which matches the one in the last line of the above excerpt is:

“And wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.”

Explanation:

The words 'boat' and 'throat' rhymes in the above lines. When the last word or syllable of two or more than two lines rhyme with each other, it is said to be end rhyme. It gives a musical effect to the poem. Also, it becomes easy to memorize and learn the lines of the poem.

Answer 2

The end rhymes which matches the one in the last line of the above excerpt is:

“And wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.”

Step-by-step explanation:

The words 'boat' and 'throat' rhymes in the above lines. When the last word or syllable of two or more than two lines rhyme with each other, it is said to be end rhyme. It gives a musical effect to the poem. Also, it becomes easy to memorize and learn the lines of the poem.