What is the structure of Robert Browning's poem "The Laboratory"?

A.

one long stanza with alternating rhymes

B.

one long stanza made up of rhyming couplets

C.

quatrains made up of rhyming couplets

D.

quatrains made up of alternating rhymes

The correct answer is option:

C. quatrains made up of rhyming couplets.

Explanation:

The poem is set in twelve tightly organized quatrains, with pairs of rhyming. The regular rhyme scheme makes every verse fun and playful. This poem is written in mostly anapestic tetrameter, consisting of two unstressed syllables, accompanied by stress.