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Question
Take a stanza from the poem. Write it in the blanks and find the rhyme scheme.
| Lines from the poem | Rhyme scheme (a/b/c/d) |
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Solution
| Lines from the poem | Rhyme scheme (a/b/c/d) |
| Speak gently! It is better far | a |
| To rule by love, than fear | b |
| Speak gently – let not harsh words mar | a |
| The good we might do here! | b |
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