Sir Patrick Spens / Anonymous

Test Practice

Synthesize Information from Multiple Sources

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. Based on the ballads “Sir Patrick Spens” and “The Great Silkie of Shule Skerrie,” what can you infer about the rhyme scheme of a ballad?
a. Ballads do not have a regular rhyme scheme.
b. Each ballad has its own rhyme scheme.
c. Most ballads have the rhyme scheme abab.
d. Most ballads have the rhyme scheme abcb.


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