Question

What is the rhyme scheme in the following stanza of poetry from the passage? "Let us probe the silent places, let us seek what luck betide us; Let us journey to a lonely land I know. There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us. And the Wild is calling, calling--Let us go." abcd, abab, abcb, abcab

Answer 1

ABAB, if the lines end in Us;Know;Us;Go.

Answer 2

abab

Step-by-step explanation:

Rhyme scheme refers to the pattern in which the end words are written. Usually, the rhyme scheme is used in the poems and songs. It adds physical effect in the poem and also helps to memorize them easily. In the given poem, the rhyme scheme is ABAB. In the first line, the last word is 'us' which rhymes with the last word of the third line which is 'us'. Similarly, the last word of the second line is 'know' which rhymes with the last word 'go' of the fourth line.