Practice Exercise 2
1. Identify the rhyme pattern of the poem below:
THE HIGHWAYMAN by Alfred Noyes
*The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
*The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
*The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.
*And the highwayman came riding - Riding-riding--
*The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door,
Answers & Comments
Answer:
Repetition
Tail Rhyme or End Rhyme