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Answer the following Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.

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Answer the following

Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.

My dog likes bones,
He eats them up,
He’s very sweet,
He’s just a pup.

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My dog likes bones,- a He eats them up,- b He’s very sweet,- a He’s just a pup.- a
The rhyme scheme is “abab”

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Chapter 2.2: My Hobby: Reading - Figure of speech [Page 56]

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Chapter 2.2 My Hobby: Reading
Figure of speech | Q b. a. | Page 56

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