written in the victorian era when when female sexuality was a taboo topic still
what is the structure of Porphyria's lover
dramatic monologue reads like a story with no separate sections
what language is used in Porphyria's lover
metaphors are used by the narrator to justify his actions // objectification // alliteration // religious imagery
what are the key points of Porphyria's lover
Dramatic monologue // ominous atmosphere
name the quote that shows pathetic fallacy, sets the dark tone which is reflected by the disturbed speaker
"The rain set early in to-night"
name the quote that shows that Porphyria has given the speaker warmth and shows the speakers love for Porphyria
"all the cottage warm"
name the quote that has angelic connotations highlighting her innocence and vulnerability, this creates a sense of foreboding
"smooth white shoulder"
name the quote that could be referring to Porphyria having another lover linking to how the speaker does not trust her
"from pride and vainer lies dissever"
name the quote that shows the power imbalance in the relationship and that he never trusted her and its not about love; extreme twisted devotion
"Porphyriaworshipped me"
he thinks he is doing a good thing a good thing. the plosives in the repetition serve to in fact emphasise the pain showing the speakers misguidedness
"no pain felt she - she felt no pain"
the speaker has played God in the poem and is now claiming to have got away with it, this example of blasphemy would be shocking to the listener especially a Victorian one
"God has not said a word"
name the poems this one links to
when we two parted // sonnet 29- i think of thee // The Farmers Bride