What is the rhyme pattern of this famous poem “twas the night before christmas? ”
'twas the night before christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that st. nicholas soon would be there; the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; and mamma in her ’kerchief, and i in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,
a. every other line rhymes
c. there is no rhyme
b. every two lines rhyme together
d. every fourth line rhymes

a. Every other line rhymes  

Explanation:

In this poem, all lines rhyme with each other. This gives the poem a certain musicality and rhythm that make reading more enjoyable and friendly.

Rhyme is a language style resource widely used in texts of discursive genres structured in verse, such as poems and songs. This feature is used to give texts more sound, rhythm and musicality.

In general, the rhyme is made between verses, designating the repetition of identical or similar phonemes (sounds), usually in the final syllable of words. Thus, when we think of what is rhyme, we soon think of the association between the phonemes of words that can be considered as pairs in texts.

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.