Analyze the rhyme scheme of the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.
Thomas Gray’s (1716-71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), is a beautiful and emotional poem. It talks about life, death, and the quiet lives of simple people. The poem creates a calm and peaceful mood with its words and sounds. Its rhyme scheme is one of the reasons the poem feels so smooth and soothing.
Rhyme Scheme: The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB. This means:
- The first and third lines rhyme with each other.
- The second and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
- Day (A)
- Lea (B)
- Way (A)
- Me (B)
