Question

Scan the following lines from William Butler Yeats' poem "Sailing to Byzantium.'' Indicate the rhyme scheme.

Answer 1

Consume my heart away; sick with desire

And fastened to a dying animal

It knows not what it is; and gather me

Into the artifice of eternity.

Answer 2

@tHe_FiZiCx99 @surjithayer @satellite73 @Luigi0210 @iPwnBunnies

Answer 3

@adrynicoleb

Answer 4

This is my result... but it looks like I'm doing something wrong because of the last foot.

Answer 5

Why did you tag me? I don't know english well, sorry.

Answer 6

@Dark_Riddles

Answer 7

Sorry, idk.

Answer 8

ughhh okay

Answer 9

@kittiwitti1

Answer 10

@shelby1290

Answer 11

What options are you given?
Are those symbols based on diction?

Answer 12

Unaccented syllables are marked with that "u" symbol and accented syllable are marked with the " ' " symbol.

Answer 13

Mmm.... Give me a few minutes to think on that.
I haven't done this in awhile e_e

Answer 14

oh okay thanks for helping out!

Answer 15

Alright. What options are you given as an answer?

Answer 16

there are no choices you just have to scan the poem with the syllable symbols and then seperate the feet.

Answer 17

oh I think it's "abcc"

Answer 18

http://nicholastozier.com/words/have-you-mastered-all-six-of-these-basic-rhyme-schemes/
Does this work?

Answer 19

hmm idk lol... that explains rhyme scheme but it's really the meter I'm having trouble with finding. It looks to be iambi pentameter... which mean line has five iambs ( "u" " ' ")

Answer 20

(I have to go because I'm at school, be back soon ... I hope e _ e ;;)

Answer 21

however the last line proves that not the whole thing is iambic pentameter... so Idk what I'm doing wrong in my scanning.

Answer 22

oh okay.

Answer 23

@TAINA1

Answer 24

blahhhhhhhhh

Answer 25

haha

Answer 26

whats up