Porphyria's Lover Flashcards
(PL) The sullen…
wind was soon to awake
(PL) she shut out…
the cold and the storm
(PL) repetition of “and”
anaphora
may be practicing his speech for the police
(PL) from…
pride, and vainer ties dissever
(PL) and all…
her yellow hair displaced
(PL) the moment…
she was mine, mine
(PL) perfectly…
pure and good
(PL) “the sullen wind was soon to awake”
pathetic fallacy, reflects his own condition
(PL) “she shut out the cold and the storm”
pathetic fallacy, reflects his own condition
(PL) “from pride, and vainer ties dissever”
shows that he thinks he’s ‘not good enough for her’ - incel like behaviour
(PL) “and all her yellow hair displaced”
gothic convention to be obsessed with a body part (quite often hair) foreshadows him doing something
(PL) “the moment she was mine, mine”
repitition of mine shows the madness welling up with him - his condition is getting worse
(PL) “perfectly pure and good”
plosives show that he wants to ‘preserve’ her before she does something and becomes ‘un-pure’
(PL) no pain…
felt she
(PL) “no pain felt she”
anastrophe - relates to his ill condition
him trying to absolve himself
(PL) and yet…
god has not said a word!
(PL) “and yet god has not said a word!”
the “!” seems almost gleeful
further trying to make himself seem innocent since ‘if even god hasn’t done anything then it must’ve been the right thing’
(PL) Porphyria’s disease is…
A disease that can result in madness,
The disease typically links to the royal family
