Question

What is the rhyme scheme of the rhyme royal stanza?

• A. AABB CCB
• B. ABAB BCC
• C. ABAB CDCD
• D. ABCB ABCB

Answer 1

Answer:

B. ABAB BCC

• The rhyme royal’s rhyme scheme is ab ab bcc, which can be split into a quatrain (ab ab) followed by a tercet (bcc).