Question

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem A Teenager's Prayer by J. Morse?

Answer 1

In the poem, A Teenager’s Prayer by J. Morse, the rhyme scheme of different paragraphs is abcb rhyme scheme.

 Notice the lines:

 Each day brings new beginnings. Decisions I must make. I am the only one to choose. The road I will take. I can choose to take the road of life. That leads to great success.

 Or travel down the darkened road. That leads to great distress. Observe the words, make-take, and success-distress, and see the rhyme pattern.

Answer 2

      The rhyme scheme of the poem ‘A Teenager’s Prayer’ by J. Morse is ABCB. In this poem, the second (B) and the fourth (also represented as B) lines have rhyming words (similarly sounding words) at the end. The first (A) and third (C) lines do not have rhyming ends. In this poem,  

                  i. Each day …… beginnings (A)

                   ii. Decisions I must make (B)

                   iii. I am the only one to choose (C)

                   iv. The road that will take (B)

      So, the second and fourth lines have rhyming ends with ‘make-take’. Other rhyming words in the poem include ‘success-distress’, ‘see-me’, ‘way-day’.