Question

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”

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, resty 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.

What is the rhyme scheme of the second quatrain?

A. abab

B. abcb

C. cdcd

D. efef

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

C. cdcd

Explanation:

In order to discover the rhyme scheme of the second quatrain, you have to study the rhyme of the whole poem, the first rhyme would be the letter A, and the first quatrian has a rhyme scheme of ABAB, and then in the second quatrian has a CDCD second quatrian since it has a different rhyme than the first, so the answer to the question is CDCD.