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The rhyme pattern of the poem is

Literature in English
WAEC 2005

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

Tell me not (sweet) I am unkinde,
That from the Nunnerie
of thy chaste breast and quiet minde,
To warre and Armes I flie.

True, a new Mistresse now I chase,
The first Foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith imbrace,
A Sword, a Horse, a Shield.
Yet this Inconstancy is such,
As you too shall adore;
I could not love thee (Deare) so much,
Lov'd I not Honour more.

 

The rhyme pattern of the poem is

  • A. abab
  • B. aabb
  • C. abcd
  • D. abba
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation

Let’s examine the rhyme scheme by looking at the last words of each line in the first stanza:

  1. Tell me not (sweet) I am unkinde,   → A

  2. That from the Nunnerie         → B

  3. of thy chaste breast and quiet minde, → A

  4. To warre and Armes I flie.       → B

So the pattern is: A B A B

Now the second stanza:

  1. True, a new Mistresse now I chase,   → A

  2. The first Foe in the field;         → B

  3. And with a stronger faith imbrace,   → A

  4. A Sword, a Horse, a Shield.       → B

This also follows: C D C D

Same for the final stanza:

  1. Yet this Inconstancy is such,      → A

  2. As you too shall adore;        → B

  3. I could not love thee (Deare) so much, → C

  4. Lov’d I not Honour more.       → D

Rhyme pattern: E F E F


The rhyme pattern is A. abab – The poem follows a consistent alternating rhyme pattern in each of the three stanzas


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