I listened, motionless and still And, as I mounted up the hill, The Music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more.

Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
I listened, motionless and still
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The Music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.
Paraphrase: The poet listened to the song of the reaper silently without disturbing her. Then he climbed up the hill. The song entered deep in the heart of the poet. He heard its echo in his heart long after it was heard no more.
(a) What did the poet do?
(b) What was the effect of the song?
(c) What is the rhyme-scheme in the given lines?

(a) The poet stood motionless listening to the melodious song of the reaper.
(b) The song had a profound impact on the poet. It echoed in his heart long after it was heard no more.
(c) The rhyme-scheme of the given lines is aa, bb.
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