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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2005 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

Tell me not (sweet) I am unkinde,
That from the Nunnerie
of thy chaste breast and quiet minde,
To warre and Armes I flie.

True, a new Mistresse now I chase,
The first Foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith imbrace,
A Sword, a Horse, a Shield.
Yet this Inconstancy is such,
As you too shall adore;
I could not love thee (Deare) so much,
Lov'd I not Honour more.

The rhyme pattern of the poem is
Answer Details
The rhyme pattern of the poem is ABAB. In this pattern, the first and third lines of each stanza rhyme with each other, while the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other. For example, in the first stanza, "unkinde" and "minde" rhyme with each other, while "nunnerie" and "flie" rhyme with each other. This pattern continues throughout the poem, with each stanza consisting of four lines and following the ABAB rhyme scheme. Therefore, the rhyme pattern of the poem is ABAB.
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