Identity the rhyme scheme of the poem.
A rhyme scheme defines a definite pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or a song. The rhyme scheme of this poem is a b, a b… which is known as alternate rhyme scheme. For instance,
I come from haunts of coot and hern; |
a |
I make a sudden sally |
b |
And sparkle out among the fern, |
a |
To bicker down a valley. |
b |