Determine the rhyme scheme of the following four‑line excerpt from the poem “Golden Griddle”: "Golden batter glistens in the pan (A) Sweet aromas drift across the land (B) Morning light kisses each crisp edge (C) Echoes of laughter softly blend (B)"
Answer
ABCB
The correct answer is ABCB — Write the sequence of letters in order of the lines: A B C B, which simplifies to ABCB.
Step-by-step solution
- List the final words of each line: pan, land, edge, blend.
- Notice that ‘land’ and ‘blend’ rhyme, giving them the same letter B.
- Observe that ‘pan’ and ‘edge’ do not rhyme with any other line, assigning them letters A and C respectively.
- Write the sequence of letters in order of the lines: A B C B, which simplifies to ABCB.
Common mistake: Treating each line as having a unique rhyme and missing the land‑blend rhyme
Concept tested: Identifying rhyme scheme
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