What is the rhyme scheme of "a farewell" by charles kingsley?
my fairest child, i have no song to give you;
no lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray;
yet, ere we part, one lesson i can leave you
for every day.
be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever;
do noble things, not dream them all day long:
and so make life, death, and that vast forever
one grand, sweet song.
a. abab, dcbc
b. abab, cdcd
c. abcb, cbcb
d. abbc, bcca

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

Rhyme scheme refers to the pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

The rhyme scheme in "A Farewell" by Charles Kingsley is abab cdcd because, in the first stanza, the last words of the first and third line rhyme with each other, and the second and fourth lines create another rhyme, creating an abab pattern.

The same occurs in the second stanza, but the rhyming words are different than those of the first stanza, thus creating a cdcd pattern.