What rhyme scheme is used you the highwayman poem?

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes uses a ballad stanza rhyme scheme, which is:

ABCB

This means that the first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.

For example, the first stanza of the poem goes:

* The wind was cold, the stars were bright, (A)

* The birds were silent all, (B)

* And in the dark blue vault of night, (C)

* The watchful owls did call. (B)

Noyes uses this traditional ballad rhyme scheme effectively to create a sense of rhythm and musicality, which is important in a poem about a romantic and tragic story.

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