Poetry 2

• Porphyria's Lover- Author/About


  Robert Browning

  This poem is about a man who kills his partner in order to keep her 'pure' forever
• Porphyria's Lover- Perspective


  First Person, Writer is speaker
• Porphyria's Lover- Themes


  Romantic love

  
  

  Fulfilment

  
  

  Death

  
  

  Desire

  
  

  Longing
• Porphyria's Lover- 3 Strong Techniques

  Pathetic Fallacy- mimics the speakers violent desires and creates a threatening atmosphere- "it tore the elm-tops down for spite"

  
  

  Personification- "Porphyria" is a disease with causes symptoms such as mental disturbances, the personification of this may be suggesting that the speaker be affected by the disease- "Porphyria's lover"

  
  

  Repetition- emphasises his calm manner, he counts of the step to her murder with a composed manner. It may also be mimicking his breathlessness- "And"
• Pophyria's Lover- Structure


  Repetition of "And" line 17-20- This could be mimicking the speakers breathlessness
• Porphyria's Lover- Rhyme Pattern

  Irregular rhyming pattern- represents the irregular relationship and turn of events

  
  

  Attempted rhyming pattern- mimics the speaker's attempt to preserve the perfect girl whilst maintaining a 'normal lifestyle
• Porphyria's Lover- Could be Compared To

  The Farmer's Bride- Men longing for a pure woman and a condescending tone ★

  
  

  Sonnet 29- overwhelming longing and desire

  
  

  Winter swans- Dreary winter setting
• Sonnet 29- Author/About


  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  This poem is about a woman who is constantly thinking about her husband and longs for him to be next to her rather than just in her thoughts
• Sonnet 29- Perspective


  First Person, Writer is speaker
• Sonnet 29- Themes


  Romantic love

  
  

  Fulfillment

  
  

  Distance

  
  

  Desire

  
  

  Longing

  
  

  Nature
• Sonnet 29- 3 Strong Techniques

  Extended metaphor- the speaker is the vines wrapped around her partener the tree; he supports her- "About thee, as wild vines, about a tree,"

  
  

  Natural imagery- showing her thoughts are a natural thing, constantly growing and developing- "my thoughts do twine and bud"

  
  

  Sibilance- mimics the rustling of the trees- "Renew thy presence; as a strong tree should"
• Sonnet 29- Structure


  Solution is mid line~ it doesn't follow normal sonnet rules, reflecting that love isn't perfect

  
  

  Pauses throughout~ indicates the reflective tone throughout
• Sonnet 29- Rhyme Pattern


  Change in rhyming pattern~ at the start of the sonnet the rhyming pattern is ABBA, but half way through it switches to ABAB indicating when a solution is found
• Sonnet 29- Could be compared to

  Love's Philosophy- The use of nature to express desire ★

  
  

  Porphyria's lover- overwhelming longing and desire

  
  

  The Farmer's Bride- A solution is found within the poem
• Neutral Tones- Author/About


  Thomas Hardy

  In this poem, a man reflects on the day his relationship ends and the bitterness that it caused
• Neutral Tones- Perspective


  First Person, Writer is speaker
• Neutral Tones- Themes


  Loss

  
  

  Distance

  
  

  Death

  
  

  Memory

  
  

  Nature

  
  

  Bitterness
• Neutral Tones- 3 Strong Techniques

  Negative words- there is a continuous stream of negative words throughout, setting the tone- "lost", "deadest", "die", "ominous"

  
  

  Natural imagery- the pond plays a main role in the poem, symbolising their relationship- still and cold- "We stood by a pond"

  
  

  Obscurity- the poem is set in winter when you can't see nature that clearly, fitting the ambiguous theme of the poem- "that winter day"
• Neutral Tones- Structure


  Ellipse on the 12th line~ marks the end of the relationship

  
  

  Change in tenses~ first 3 stanzas are the past tense, last stanza is the present tense.
• Neutral Tones- Rhyme Pattern


  First and last line of each stanza rhyme~ the represents the fact that the past affects the present
• Neutral Tones- Could be compared to

  Eden rock- Themes of love and death ★

  
  

  Sonnet 29- The use of nature

  
  

  Before you were mine- Tone of bitterness
• Letters from Yorkshire- Author/About

  Maura Dooley

  The poem is about the relationship between two people that live very different lives and how it affects the speaker, causing her to reevaluate her lifestyle
• Letters from Yorkshire- Perspective


  First Person, Writer is speaker
• Letters from Yorkshire- Themes

  Questioning

  
  

  Nostalgia

  
  

  Emotional Turmoil

  
  

  Nature
• Letters from Yorkshire- 3 Strong Techniques

  Rhetorical questions- this sums up the poem and the emotional turmoil that the speaker feels- "Is your life more real because you dig and sow?"

  
  

  Alliteration- draws attention to the phrase which may be to emphasise the difference between the two people- "my heartful of headlines"

  
  

  Metaphors- they may be suggesting that she cannot live without his letters as one can not live without air- "pouring air and light into an envelope"
• Letters from Yorkshire- Structure

  3 lines per stanza~ odd and disjointed like the yorkshire life appears to the speaker

  
  

  Enjambment~ the poem is structured like a letter
• Letters from Yorkshire- Rhyme Pattern

  No rhyme scheme~ structured like a letter
• Letters from Yorkshire- Could be compared to

  Follower- Ambition and self-criticism ★

  
  

  Climbing my Grandfather- Strong bonds and nature

  
  

  Singh Song!- Different worlds
• The Farmer's Bride- Author/About


  Charlotte Mew

  This poem is about a woman forced into a loveless marriage and highlights men's lack of empathy (the farmer takes no responsibility
• The Farmer's Bride- Perspective


  First person, Writer is not the speaker (speaker = Farmer)
• The Farmer's Bride- Themes

  Forced love

  
  

  Longing

  
  

  Loss

  
  

  Distance

  
  

  Desire

  
  

  Nature

  
  

  Frustration

  
  

  Control
• The Farmer's Bride- 3 Strong Techniques

  Colloquial language- to show the farmers personality and emphasise the rural setting- "she runned away"

  
  

  Sibilance- mimicking the farmers whispers and reflecting his anticipation- "The short days shorten"

  
  

  Simile- the wife is frequently compared to an animal perhaps showing that she is viewed as inferior by the community and the farmer- "like a mouse"
• The Farmer's Bride- Structure

  In the last stanza the pace quickens- this could be showing that the speaker is climbing the stairs

  
  

  Dramatic monologue
• The Farmer's Bride- Rhyme Pattern

  Irregular rhyming pattern~ the rhyming scheme constantly switches between ABBA, ABAB and AABB representing the unbalanced relationship- the husband is in control
• The Farmer's Bride- Could be compared to

  Porphyria's lover- Men longing for a pure woman and a condescending tone ★

  
  

  Sonnet 29- A solution is found within the poem

  
  

  Love's Philosophy- Overwhelming longing and being denied
• Walking Away- Author/About


  Cecil Day-Lewis

  This is about a father watching his son grow up and the anxiety that it brings
• Walking Away- Perspective


  First Person, Writer is speaker
• Walking Away- Themes


  Family

  
  

  Distance

  
  

  Strong bonds

  
  

  Passing time

  
  

  Memory
• Walking Away- 3 Strong Techniques

  Nature- the use of natural imagery suggests that parting is natural- "Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem"

  
  

  Simile- the child is compared to a satellite suggesting that the parting is slow/gradual yet still hurts- "like a satellite Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away"

  
  

  Repetition- away is repeated showing that the parent is still caught up on it, he can't move on like his son has- "drifting away", "eddying away", "walking away"
• Walking Away- Structure


  Hyphens are used throughout- indicates the speaker is reflecting on his past