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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]

Withdrew the dripping cloak and shawl,

And laid her soiled gloves by, untied

Her hat and let the damp hair fall,

And, last, she sat down by my side

And called me. When no voice replied, [15]

She put my arm about her waist,

And made her smooth white shoulder bare,

And all her yellow hair displaced,

And, stooping, made my cheek lie there,

And spread, o’er all, her

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Answer:

Incomplete question

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Answer:

If it is the question that says "what does the setting contribute to this poem?" then the answer is B. The power of the storm underscores Porphyria's power.

Step-by-step explanation:

Plato/Edmentum

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