ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is abab abab. So if we look at the first four lines: If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; ‘Master’-a. If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim; ’Aim’-b.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scheme for the entire poem is this: AAABBCCDDEE FFGGHHHII. Both stanzas are composed almost entirely of couplets, or two lines in a row that rhyme (they’re like little couples). Both stanzas also contain a sequence of three lines in a row that rhyme.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each stanza has a set rhyme scheme of ababcdcd, with the exception of the first stanza, which has the following rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc. In terms of meter, the poem is written in iambic pentameter, with five feet consisting of an unstressed and then a stressed syllable.

Detailed explanation-4: -A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aside from publishing various collections of poetry, Villa also added to the world of poetic style, introducing a new rhyme scheme called “reversed consonance.” As Villa explained, “The last sounded consonants of the last syllable, or the last principal consonant of a word, are reversed for the corresponding rhyme.