Question

32 Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket.
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket
Folks call this a fable. I'll warrant it true
Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
Questions:
a) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
b) Pick out the rhyming words in the above line.
c) Pick out the alliterated words.
d) What is the figure of speech in the last line?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. aa bb

2. wicket, cricket

3. don't know. sorry

4. metaphor