In order to find which is the rhyme scheme for this poem we are going to review one stanza as an example.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, A (first ending sound)
Is our destined end or way; B (second ending sound
But to act, that each to-morrow A (repeat the sound of the first line)
Find us farther than to-day. B (repeat the sound of the second line)
After this review, we can se that the scheme is the same on every stanza, the answer is The poem adheres to a strict ABAB rhyme scheme throughout each stanza. Is the same rhyme scheme in every stanza from the beginning to the end.
Question:
Which statement best describes the rhyme scheme in "A Psalm of Life"?
Answer:
The poem adheres to a strict ABAB rhyme scheme throughout each stanza