Question

Choose the rhyme scheme for the lines below. Close now thine eyes and rest secure Thy soul is safe enough, thy body sure. He that loves thee, he that keeps And guards thee, never slumbers, never sleeps. --Francis Quarles (1592-1644) abab abcd aabb abba

Answer 1

The answer is AABB because "secure" rhymes with "sure" and "keeps" rhymes with "sleeps". If it were ABAB the ending lines would need to alternate, should it be ABCD all the ending words would be different. If it were ABBA, the first and fourth would rhyme and the second and third would rhyme.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is AABB because "secure" rhymes with "sure" and "keeps" rhymes with "sleeps". If it were ABAB the ending lines would need to alternate, should it be ABCD all the ending words would be different. If it were ABBA, the first and fourth would rhyme and the second and third would rhyme.