Determine the rhyme scheme of the following poem.

Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,

Who after birth did'st by my side remain,

Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,

Who thee abroad exposed to public view;

Made thee in rags, halting, to the press to trudge

Where errors were not lessened, all may judge.

At thy return my blushing was not small,

My rambling brat (in print) should mother call

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Gage Walters

22 January, 21:24

Determine the rhyme scheme of the following poem.

Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,

Who after birth did'st by my side remain,

Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,

Who thee abroad exposed to public view;

Made thee in rags, halting, to the press to trudge

Where errors were not lessened, all may judge.

At thy return my blushing was not small,

My rambling brat (in print) should mother call

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Toby Lara · Answer 1

The rhyming scheme is AA BB CC DD

That is because Brain and Remain rhyme, so they are AA. True and View rhyme so they are BB. Trudge and Judge are CC, and Small and Call are DD. None of them repeat the rhyme of the previous verses so they are each given a separate pair of letters.