Question

Which meter scheme is used in these lines from Robert Browning's "Porphyria's Lover"?

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:


A.

iambic pentameter

B.

iambic trimeter

C.

iambic tetrameter

D.

iambic dimeter

Answer 1

The answer is iambic tetrameter

Answer 2

c

Step-by-step explanation:

tetra means 4, there are four beats per line