c & b
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And, in case you are wondering, the answers are b, c, b, a.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2013
It consists of nine lines—a a b c c b d d b, or three rhyming pairs alternating with the rhyming third, sixth and ninth lines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
But this central bar, c, may not be enough, and the spaces a c, c b, may still need support.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
The inclination of this slope, or angle c b d; 5.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
Its rhyme scheme is a b a b b c b c c.
From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)
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