Read the poem. Skimming the bottom In the company of toes. I observe the deep end Though nobody knows. In the depths, I am bold. On the surface-shy. My googles transform me: An underwater spy. What is the poem's rhyme scheme? aabb abab abcb abcd

## Step 1<br />The rhyme scheme of a poem is determined by the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line. In this poem, the lines are:<br /><br />1. "Skimming the bottom In the company of toes."<br />2. "I observe the deep end Though nobody knows."<br />3. "In the depths, I am bold. On the surface-shy."<br />4. "My goggles transform me: An underwater spy."<br /><br />## Step 2<br />We can see that the first and second lines rhyme with each other ("bottom" rhymes with "toes"), as do the third and fourth lines ("bold" rhymes with "shy"). This pattern of alternating rhymes is known as an "abab" rhyme scheme.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The other options, "aabb", "abcb", and "abcd", do not fit the rhyme scheme of this poem. "aabb" would mean that the first two lines rhyme with each other and the last two lines rhyme with each other, which is not the case here. "abcb" would mean that the first and third lines rhyme with each other and the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other, which is also not the case here. "abcd" would mean that none of the lines rhyme with each other, which is not true for this poem.