Question

What is the rhyme scheme of the two stanzas in this poem?

My Pretty Rose Tree
by William Blake

A flower was offered to me,
Such a flower as May never bore;
But I said, "I've a pretty rose tree,
And I passed the sweet flower o'er.

Then I went to my pretty rose tree,
To tend her by day and by night;
But my rose turned away with jealousy,
And her thorns were my only delight.

Select the correct answer.

A. abba, cdda
B. abab, acac
C. abab, cddc
D. abaa, cddc

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of William Blake's "My Pretty Rose Tree" is (option B). abab, cddc, with the first and third lines rhyming and the second and fourth lines rhyming in both stanzas.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The rhyme scheme of the poem "My Pretty Rose Tree" by William Blake can be determined by examining the end sounds of each line and assigning them letters.
• The first stanza follows an ABAB pattern, where the first and third lines rhyme with each other, as do the second and fourth lines.
• Similarly, the second stanza follows a CCDD pattern, with rhymes between the first and second lines, and the third and fourth lines.
• Therefore, the correct rhyme scheme for the two stanzas in the poem is B. abab, cddc.