Terrible at Iambic meter and that stuff.. Can I get some help Please *^.^*

Question

arabpride · Answer

(Didn't find it necessary to post the entire poem because I think it has a consistent meter...But I'm Totally Lost!! cx)

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. [5]
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 [10]


Identify the metrical pattern.

A.) iambic with eight feet
B.) trochaic with four feet
C.) dactylic with eight feet
D.) iambic with four feet

arabpride · Answer

It definitely has to be either A.) or D.) but I'm kinda stuck cx

anonymous · Answer

It sounds like it's D.) Iambic with four feet. :) 
And you're not that bad, it's just confusing until you've seen it enough. 

Good luck!

arabpride · Answer

Oh thanks for your response, but I already figured it out, and yes it was D.)... it was a timed quick quiz and I got 100% on it. But Thanks Anyhow *^.^* Really appreciate it c: