Read the poem below and complete the instruction that follows.

"Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning

The rain set early in to-night,

The sullen wind was soon awake,

It tore the elm-tops down for spite,

And did its worst to vex the lake: I listened with heart fit to break.

When glided in Porphyria; straight

She shut the cold out and the storm,

And kneeled and made the cheerless grate

Blaze up, and all the cottage warm;

Which done, she rose, and from her form.

Identify the metrical pattern.

A.) iambic with eight feet

B.) trochaic with four feet

C.) dactylic with eight feet

D.) iambic with four feet

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Cristina Raymond

7 June, 20:57

Read the poem below and complete the instruction that follows.

"Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning

The rain set early in to-night,

The sullen wind was soon awake,

It tore the elm-tops down for spite,

And did its worst to vex the lake: I listened with heart fit to break.

When glided in Porphyria; straight

She shut the cold out and the storm,

And kneeled and made the cheerless grate

Blaze up, and all the cottage warm;

Which done, she rose, and from her form.

Identify the metrical pattern.

A.) iambic with eight feet

B.) trochaic with four feet

C.) dactylic with eight feet

D.) iambic with four feet

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Clarissa Sparks · Answer 1

A metrical pattern is the one quality or element of the poem that having a few line which violates that same pattern. So base on the poem you have given, the metrical pattern that is used in the poem is in letter D. iambic with four feet. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more