Read this excerpt from “death, be not proud” by john donne. what rhyme scheme does the poem use? death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; for those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. from rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, and soonest our best men with thee do go, rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. aaba aabb abab abba

The correct answer is D. abba

Explanation:

In poetry, the rhyme scheme is defined by the repetition of sounds at the end of verses and the pattern of the scheme this creates. In the case of the abba rhyme scheme, this occurs in stanzas of four verses in which the first and last verse rhyme and the second and third rhyme. This rhyme scheme can be seen in the excerpt from "Death, Be Not Proud" because in the case of the first stanza the word "thee" from the first verse and "me" from the last verse rhyme, also, in the first stanza "so"from the second verse and "overthrow" from the third verse rhyme creating and abba pattern. This also applies to the second stanza as "be" and "delivery" rhyme and "flow" and "go" rhyme.

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i would believe it would be b., the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experience