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Question
Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza. One example has been done for you.
| Stanza | Rhyme scheme |
| 1 | aaba |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
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Solution
| Stanza | Rhyme scheme |
| 1 | aaba |
| 2 | bbcb |
| 3 | ccbc |
| 4 | dddd |
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