Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Most near, most dear, most loved and most far.
Under the window where I often found her Sitting as huge as Asia, seismic with laughter Gin and chicken helpless in her Irish hand. Irresistible as Rabelais, but most tender for The lame dogs and hurt birds that surround her,- She is a procession no one can follow after But be like a little dog following a brass band.
She will not glance up at the bomber, or condescend
To drop her gin and scuttle to a cellar,
But lean on the mahogany table like a mountain Whom only faith can move, and so I send
O all my faith, and all my love to tell her
That she will move from mourning into mourning.

The person described in the poem is

The correct option is A believer.

Let us analyze the poem step-by-step to understand why the person described is portrayed as a "believer":

1. In the second stanza, the poet describes the woman as someone who will "lean on the mahogany table like a mountain / Whom only faith can move..." This is a direct biblical allusion to the power of faith (specifically, Matthew 17:20, which states that faith can move mountains). By comparing her to a mountain that "only faith can move," the poet establishes a profound connection between her character and spiritual or inner conviction.

2. The poet further reinforces this theme of belief and devotion by writing, "...and so I send / O all my faith, and all my love to tell her..." Here, "faith" is the primary force sent to match her mountain-like stability.

3. Her refusal to "glance up at the bomber, or condescend / To drop her gin and scuttle to a cellar" demonstrates a deep, unshakeable trust and fearlessness in the face of mortal danger. This absolute composure and refusal to panic is characteristic of a person with profound inner faith or belief, standing firm like a mountain that cannot be easily shaken by worldly threats.