Question

Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long To speak of that which gives thee all thy might? Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song, Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light? Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem In gentle numbers time so idly spent; Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem And gives thy pen both skill and argument. Rise, restive Muse, my love's sweet face survey, If Time have any wrinkle graven there; If any, be a satire to decay, And make Time's spoils despised every where. Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life; So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife. —“Sonnet 100,” William Shakespeare Which statements accurately describe the sonnet’s rhyme scheme and its effects? Check all that apply. The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg. The rhyme scheme is abba cddc effe gg. The lines in the couplet do not include a rhyme. The second quatrain rhymes redeem and team, spent and document. The regular rhyme scheme makes the sonnet sound musical and memorable.

Answer 1

The statements which describe the sonnet's rhyme scheme and its effects are:

A. The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

E. The regular rhyme scheme makes the sonnet sound musical and memorable.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can say two words rhyme when their final sounds are the same. For example: say - play; crash - dash.

To find the rhyme scheme in a poem, we must look at the last word of each line. The first last word to appear in this sonnet is "long". We will call it A. Any other words that sound like "long" will also be called A. The second last word to appear is "might". Since it does not sound like "long", we will call it B. This is what we will keep on doing with all last words and the letters of the alphabet.

With that in mind, this is what we have in Sonnet 100:

long A

might B

song A

light B

redeem C

spent D

esteem C

argument D

survey E

there F

decay E

where F

life G

knife G

Thus, the rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

When the lines of a poem rhyme, just like the lines above do, the poem acquires certain musicality. There is a cadence, a rhythm that is marked by the rhymes, just like what happens to songs we normally listen to.