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Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold

Line 2: A rainbow in the sky

Line 3: so was it when my life began

Line 4: so is it now

Line 5: so is it when I have grown

Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is_________

  • A acbcca
  • B abccdc
  • C abcdcc
  • D abacbc

The correct answer is C. abcdcc

Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold (a)

Line 2: A rainbow in the sky (b)

Line 3: so was it when my life began (c)

Line 4: so is it now (d)

Line 5: so is it when I have grown (c)

Line 6: the child is the father of the man (c)

The rhyme scheme is abcdcc

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