What is the rhyme scheme for Elizabeth bishop one art?

Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art" follows a consistent ABAB rhyme scheme throughout the entire poem.

Here's an example from the first stanza:

* The art of losing isn't hard to master (A)

* so many things seem lost and gone forever: (B)

* I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster, (A)

* some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent. (B)

This consistent rhyme scheme, along with the poem's form and tone, contributes to the poem's sense of calm and acceptance, even as it deals with the difficult topic of loss.

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