Porphyria's Lover Flashcards
1
Q
Main themes?
A
- Power
- Love
2
Q
Who does the power dynamic shift from and to?
A
From Porphyria to the narrator
3
Q
How is Porphyria presented at the start of the poem?
A
As powerful- “glided”- confident
4
Q
How does narrator have the power at the end?
A
He owns Porphyria
5
Q
“She was mine”
A
Dehumanises Porphyria
6
Q
Porphyria’s love towards narrator?
A
- Protecting
- Looking after
- Lack of passion or romance
7
Q
“Shutting the cold out”
A
- Weather and his mood
- Rectifying the established mood
8
Q
“Yellow hair”
A
- Narrator continuously describes this about Porphyria
- Quality he admires
- Attracted to
9
Q
“Murmering how she loved me”
A
Suggests a lack of love and passion that was once there
10
Q
“At last I knew Porphyria worshipped me”
A
The extreme the narrator goes to to get his own way
11
Q
Regular rhyme scheme
A
Reflects regular heartbeat of narrator
