Question

Use the stanza from the poem to answer the question.

The market is full of Spring's bounty.

The fresh-cut blooms crowd each display.

In each, a rainbow of colors to see.

In each, a cure for winter's dismay.

What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

(1 point)

ABBA

ABCA

AABB

ABAB

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of this stanza is: ABAB

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the rhyme scheme of a stanza or a poem, we must compare the final sounds of the last words in each line. Let's take a look at them:

bounty

display

see

dismay

The first final sound is always called A. In this case, it is the /i/ sound found in "bounty". The first sound different from A is called B. "Display" has /ei/ in the end, so it is B.

Now, if sounds repeat, we must use the same letter as before. Thus, because "see" has the same /i/ sound as "bounty", it is also A. And because "dismay" has the same /ei/ sound as "display", it is also B. Thus, we have ABAB.