Porphyria’s Lover - Quotes + Context Flashcards
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “The ______ wind was soon ______.”
This quotation is a form of pathetic fallacy and portrays the evening as cold and isolating for Browning, showing how lonely he perhaps felt before Porphyria entered.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “Made the cheerless _____ _____ up.”
Grate, blaze. This could be seen as an example of phallic imagery, implying he loves her mentally and physically and perhaps doesn’t deserve her.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance- “Laid her ______ gloves by, ______ her hat and let the ____ hair fall.”
Soiled, untied, damp. This quotation suggests his lover is fallen as her hands were perhaps at work, which could be a euphemism for unfaithfulness and that the details he fixates on show that he is obsessive and lustful over her.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “Too ____ for all her heart’s _________ to set its struggling _______ free.”
Weak, endeavour, passion. This quotation indicates that the speaker feels Porphyria isn’t committed to him and is constrained by society.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “At last I knew Porphyria __________ me.”
Worshipped - this quotation indicates that despite being of lower class, the speaker has the power balance in his favour, relishing it perhaps feeling that in that moment that he could control her.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “_____ times her little throat around, and _________ her”.
This quotation indicates the speaker’s brutality and lack of empathy due to him feeling betrayed by her lack of commitment. The number 3 represents harmony and perhaps implies he feels it was best for her, as he was setting her free from the constraints of society from his point of view.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “ I am quite ____ she felt no ____.”
Sure, pain. This quotation presents the speaker as perhaps psychopathic as it would be impossible for her to feel no pain and perhaps he feels she is happy with death as she will always be in that moment with him. This further shows the lengths he intends to go for her and perhaps that the love wasn’t meant to be or that it was unrequited.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “Blushed ______ beneath my _______ kiss.”
Bright, burning. This quotation implies that she feels fulfilled in death from his point of view, but in reality is just suffering. This also uses the semantic field of hellfire and perhaps alludes to malice from the lover due to him feeling betrayed.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “And thus we sit ________ now.”
Together, this quotation indicates that either the speaker has killed himself and joined her in hell to be with her or is psychopathic due to his love.
Finish the quotation and explain its significance - “And yet ___ has not said a ____!”
God, word, this quotation, on the surface, suggests that what he did wasn’t wrong however we know that some believe God cuts himself off from you when you do something bad and thus he is potentially naïve, furthermore, the fact he expects God to say something implies he subconsciously believes what he has done could be considered wrong.
What rhyme scheme does Browning use? What dose this indicate about the poem?
Browning uses a constant ABABB rhyme scheme, indicating that the love is irregular since most writers use ABAB rhyme schemes and perhaps symbolic of love too since 5 is representative of love.
How is love presented in Porphyria’s Lover?
The love is sensual and full of desire. The speaker irrationally kills Porphyria after he realises their relationship cannot continue due to a class difference.
How is the relationship presented in Porphyria’s Lover?
The relationship is misjudged as Porphyria is killed due to the speaker’s desire to fulfill her wish of being his except this involves capturing the moment through killing her.
How is structure used to portray Porphyria’s Lover?
The poem mimics natural speech which is shocking when the heinous act of killing Porphyria is revealed.
What comtext point could be used for Porphyria’s Lover?
It could be a criticism of societal boundaries as his actions are done as he is restricted by his position in society compared with Porphyria.
