Identify the rhyme scheme Read this passage from Phillis Wheatley's poem “To the King's Most Excellent Majesty." Label each line with a letter to represent rhyme scheme by using the drop-down menus.
...The crown upon your brows may flourish long,

And that your arm may in your God be strong!
O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway,

And all with love and readiness obey!
But how shall we the British king reward!
Rule thou in peace, and our lord!
Midst the remembrance of thy favours past,
The meanest peasants most admire the last...
"To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty," Phillis Wheatley
DONE

aa bb cc dd

Explanation:

To identify the rhyme scheme, we look to see the lines where the last word of the lines rhymes. If we label the first line 'a', then all lines that end with the same rhyme as the first would also be 'a'. We then do this for all the lines.

...The crown upon your brows may flourish long,  a

And that your arm may in your God be strong! a   

O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway, b

And all with love and readiness obey! b

But how shall we the British king reward! c

Rule thou in peace, and our lord! c

Midst the remembrance of thy favours past, d

The meanest peasants most admire the last... d

englsand

explanation:

in the shadow of war