"Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are corals made Those are pearls that were his eyes Nothing of him that doth fade."The rhyme scheme of the ab...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1994 Subject: Literature In English

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"Full fathom five thy father lies

Of his bones are corals made

Those are pearls that were his eyes

Nothing of him that doth fade."The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is

Answer Details
The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is "abab". This means that the last word of the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other, while the last word of the first and third lines rhyme with each other, forming an alternating pattern of rhyming words. In the given stanza, "lies" rhymes with "eyes", and "made" rhymes with "fade", while "five" and "pearls" do not rhyme with any other word in the stanza.

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