Question

But presently up spoke little dog Mustard,

I’d have been twice as brave if I hadn’t been flustered.

And up spoke Ink and up spoke Blink,

We’d have been three times as brave, we think,

And Custard said, I quite agree

That everybody is braver than me.

a. What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanzas?

b. Name the poetic device employed in the stanza.

c. What act of bravery was performed by the Custard?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a. aabb

b. imaginary

c. he had eaten up the pirate

Answer 2

a) as brave

b) spoke blink

c) everyone is braver than me