Which best describes the rhyme schemes in "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex"? Neither poem follows a strict rhyme scheme. The poems follow identical rhyme schemes. The poems follow different rhyme schemes. Just one of the poems follows a rhyme scheme.

The poem 'A Psalm of Life' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and 'Auspex' by James Russell follow distinct rhyme schemes. 'A Psalm of Life' employs the rhyme scheme of ABAB with the last word of the first line rhyming with the last word in the third line('number' with 'slumber', 'dream' with 'seem'). While 'Auspex' follows a distinguished rhyme scheme without proper order. Both the poems carry the varied rhythm and melody due to the variation in the rhyme scheme and create a distinguished effect.

jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2022-03-30T13:30:03+02:00

The thing which best describes the rhyme schemes in "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" is C). The poems follow different rhyme schemes.

What is a Rhyme Scheme?

This refers to the sequence of rhyming which is used in a given text which shows how rhymes are used.

With this in mind, we can see that the basic difference about the rhyme schemes in A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" is that the first one makes use of an ABAB rhyme scheme while the second one does not have a rhyme scheme.