Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow.

My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky;
Its time to take the window to see Leerie going by;
For every night at tea time and before you take your seat,
With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.

Now Tom would be a driver and Maria may go to the sea;
And my papa's a banker and as rich as he can be;
But I, when I'm stronger and choose what I'm to do,
O Leerie, I'll go around at night and light the lamps with you

For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door;
And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more;
And O ! Before you hurry by with ladder and with light,
O Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight !

Identify the rhyme scheme in lines 5 - 8.

Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow.

My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky;
Its time to take the window to see Leerie going by;
For every night at tea time and before you take your seat,
With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.

Now Tom would be a driver and Maria may go to the sea;
And my papa's a banker and as rich as he can be;
But I, when I'm stronger and choose what I'm to do,
O Leerie, I'll go around at night and light the lamps with you

For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door;
And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more;
And O ! Before you hurry by with ladder and with light,
O Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight !

Identify the rhyme scheme in lines 5 - 8.

Accepted Answer

To determine the rhyme scheme of lines 5-8, we need to analyze the ending words of each line and see how they rhyme with each other. The rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line, typically described using letters to denote which lines rhyme.

**Explanation for Option 2 (aabb):**

- In the rhyme scheme "aabb," the first two lines (lines 5 and 6) rhyme with each other, and the next two lines (lines 7 and 8) rhyme with each other.
- This means that the ending word of line 5 rhymes with the ending word of line 6, and the ending word of line 7 rhymes with the ending word of line 8.
- For example, if line 5 ends with "day" and line 6 ends with "play," they rhyme, forming the "aa" part. Similarly, if line 7 ends with "night" and line 8 ends with "light," they rhyme, forming the "bb" part.
- This pattern of rhyming pairs supports the "aabb" rhyme scheme, which is why Option 2 is correct.

**Explanation for why other options are incorrect:**

1. **Option 1 (abba):**
   - In the "abba" rhyme scheme, the first and fourth lines rhyme with each other, and the second and third lines rhyme with each other.
   - This would mean line 5 rhymes with line 8, and line 6 rhymes with line 7, which does not match the pattern described for Option 2.

3. **Option 3 (abab):**
   - In the "abab" rhyme scheme, the first and third lines rhyme with each other, and the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
   - This would mean line 5 rhymes with line 7, and line 6 rhymes with line 8, which does not match the pattern described for Option 2.

4. **Option 4 (aaba):**
   - In the "aaba" rhyme scheme, the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme with each other, while the third line does not rhyme with them.
   - This would mean line 5, line 6, and line 8 rhyme with each other, and line 7 does not, which does not match the pattern described for Option 2.

By focusing on the pattern where lines 5 and 6 rhyme with each other and lines 7 and 8 rhyme with each other, we can confidently conclude that the correct rhyme scheme is "aabb," making Option 2 the correct answer.