Question

Read the poem to answer the question.

There was a Young Lady whose nose
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.

Which line rhymes with Line 3?

Line 1
Line 2
Line 4
Line 5

Answer 1

In the given poem, the rhyme scheme is AABB. This means that lines 1 and 2, as well as lines 3 and 4, rhyme with each other. Line 5 does not rhyme with any of the other lines in the poem.

Line 3 states, "Was so long that it reached to her toes," and line 4 states, "To carry that wonderful nose." The words "toes" and "nose" at the end of these lines share the same sound and rhyme with each other. Therefore, line 4 rhymes with line 3.

Rhyme is a common poetic device used to create a sense of rhythm and musicality in a poem. In this case, the rhyming of lines 3 and 4 adds a playful and lighthearted tone to the poem, emphasizing the exaggerated length of the young lady's nose and the amusing solution of hiring someone to carry it.

Answer 2

Welll ... Line-4 is the one that's supposed to rhyme with Line-3, but it's a kind-of awkward rhyme.

"steady" is the word the writer chose to rhyme with "Lady". To me, that's a real stretch.

If I absolutely had to write this limerick for homework, I would probably have written something like

There was a Young Lady whose nose

Was so long that it reached to her toes;

So she hired an Old Lady,

Named Sadie O'Grady,

To help out with that long heavy nose.

Sure it's nonsense. But I fixed the rhyme and the meter.