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Working out a rhyme scheme (ABAB, AABB, ABCB…)

10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.9-10.5, RL.7.5 · England: GCSE English Literature (poetry), KS3 Reading (poetry)

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  1. Question 1

    Type the rhyme scheme of this stanza using capital letters (for example ABAB). I found a shell today And took it home to stay It whispers of the sea And all it used to be

    Answer

  2. Question 2

    What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? Our dog is old and grey He sleeps beside the fire He dreams the hours away Of chases he'd desire

    • A. ABAC
    • B. ABBA
    • C. ABCB
    • D. ABAB

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 3

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse?

    • A. ABAB
    • B. ABBA
    • C. AABB
    • D. ABCB

  1. Question 4

    Type the rhyme scheme of this stanza using capital letters (for example ABAB). When morning comes, I'll start anew With nothing in my way The sky is clear, the air is blue And this will be my day Whatever people say

    Answer

  2. Question 5

    What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? Who planted all these seeds Along the broken wall? Among the rocks and weeds The sunflowers grew tall

    • A. ABCB
    • B. AABB
    • C. ABAB
    • D. ABAC

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 6

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse?

    • A. ABAB
    • B. AABB
    • C. ABCB
    • D. ABBA

  1. Question 7

    Type the rhyme scheme of this stanza using capital letters (for example ABAB). I sing a song Of field and sky It isn't long And nor am I

    Answer

  2. Question 8

    What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? The window glows with candlelight Outside, the snow is falling A voice is calling through the night And still the wind is calling

    • A. ABCB
    • B. ABBA
    • C. ABAB
    • D. AABB

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 9

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse?

    • A. ABCB
    • B. ABBA
    • C. ABAB
    • D. AABB

  1. Question 10

    Type the rhyme scheme of this stanza using capital letters (for example ABAB). The lighthouse stands alone Its beam across the bay A tower made of stone That guides the ships away

    Answer

  2. Question 11

    What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? The window glows with candlelight Outside, the snow is falling A voice is calling through the night And still the wind is calling

    • A. ABBA
    • B. ABAB
    • C. ABAC
    • D. AABB

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 12

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse?

    • A. AABB
    • B. ABAB
    • C. ABBA
    • D. ABCB

  1. Question 13

    Type the rhyme scheme of this stanza using capital letters (for example ABAB). The lighthouse stands alone Its beam across the bay A tower made of stone That guides the ships away

    Answer

  2. Question 14

    What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? A ship sailed out Into the night Its lantern swung A point of light

    • A. ABCB
    • B. ABBA
    • C. ABAB
    • D. AABB

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 15

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse?

    • A. ABCB
    • B. ABAB
    • C. AABB
    • D. ABBA

  1. Question 16

    Type the rhyme scheme of this stanza using capital letters (for example ABAB). The house was quiet, dark and old And every window shut The winter wind was sharp and cold The door was rotten, but

    Answer

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Answer key: Working out a rhyme scheme (ABAB, AABB, ABCB…)

  1. 1. AABB

  2. 2. D. ABAB

  3. 3. D. ABCB

  4. 4. ABABB

  5. 5. C. ABAB

  6. 6. C. ABCB

  7. 7. ABAB

  8. 8. C. ABAB

  9. 9. A. ABCB

  10. 10. ABAB

  11. 11. B. ABAB

  12. 12. D. ABCB

  13. 13. ABAB

  14. 14. A. ABCB

  15. 15. A. ABCB

  16. 16. ABAB