Question

Write down rhyming words and rhyme scheme from the poem.

Life, believe, is not a dream,
So dark as sages say,
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day :
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom,
Oh, why lament its fall?
Rapidly, merrily,
Life's sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly.
What though death at times steps in,
And calls our Best away?
What though Sorrow seems to win,
O'er hope a heavy sway?
Yet Hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell,
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair!
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Answer 1

Rhyme scheme

The rhyme scheme of the 1st stanza is abcb

The rhyme scheme of the stanzas 2,3,4,5,6 are abab

Rhyming words

• Say = day
• gloom = bloom
• all = fall
• merrilyn = cheerily
• by = fly
• in = win
• away = sway
• springs = wings
• fell = well
• fearlessly = victouriously
• bear = despair

What is rhyme scheme ?

Rhyme scheme can be determined by the last words of each line of the poem and if the words sound same then the letters a b c d (etc) are used.

What are rhyming words ?

The words which sound the same when we pronounce it are called as rhyming words.

Examples :-

1. Sight = might
2. Hate = Late
3. Feet = Heat
4. Fun = Gun