Select the correct answer. What rhyme scheme is used in this excerpt from the poem "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars" by Richard Lovelace? True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such, As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, Dear, so much, Loved I not honour more A. abab abab B. abab cdcd C. abcd abcd D. aabb ccdd

In this question, the verses have not been correctly separated, which is essential to analyze rhyme. Here is the excerpt of the poem with the separation of verses:

True, a new mistress now I chase,

The first foe in the field;

And with a stronger faith embrace

A sword, a horse, a shield.

Yet this inconstancy is such,

As you too shall adore;

I could not love thee, Dear, so much,

Loved I not honour more

The correct answer is B. abab cdcd

Explanation:

Rhyme or the repetition of sounds is a common device used in poems. This element forms specific schemes or patterns if there is a rhyme in the last words of different verses. Moreover, the scheme is created by labeling words that rhyme with the same letter from A to Z. The scheme of the excerpt is shown below:

Verse 1: chase  (rhyme A) - chase and embrace have the same vowel sounds

Verse 2: field (rhyme B)- field and chase have the same vowel sounds

Verse 3: embrace (rhyme A)

Verse 4: shield (rhyme B)

Verse 5: such (rhyme C) - such and much have the same vowel sound

Verse 6: adore (rhyme D)- adore and more have the same vowel sound

Verse 7: much (rhyme C)

Verse 8: more (rhyme D)

According to this, the pattern is abab cdcd

answer:

explanation:

c