Porphyrias Lover

Question 1

Literary technique :

“The sullen wind was soon awake.it tore the elm- tops down for spite and did it’s worse to vex the lake”

Answer 1

Pathetic fallacy- creates threatening and ominous atmosphere

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

No stanzas,consistent rhyme scheme,repetition,

Question 3

Enjambent creates…

Answer 3

Unusual line breaks that reflect speakers unstable state

Question 4

Consistent rhyme scheme represents..

Answer 4

Been in a relationship long enough to create habits

Question 5

Repitition of “yellow hair” shows…

Answer 5

His obsession to it,for shadows his thought to strangle her with it later in the poem

Question 6

“Porphyria worshipped me” this shows…

Answer 6

• One sidedness

* he wants to be loved by her and wants power over her

Question 7

Repitition of “mine,mine” shows..

Answer 7

• disturbing and suspicious

* emphasises how he wants to possess her

Question 8

“Burning kiss” shows..

Answer 8

•juxtaposition- shows the narrators love for porphyria is passionate but also destructive

Question 9

“Blushed bright” shows…

Answer 9

•believes her red face (as a result of strangulation) is actually a blush form his kiss-shows readers he’s deranged

Question 10

“So glad it has its utmost will” shows..

Answer 10

Narrator now describes her as “it”,just an object to him now,shows possessiveness,authority,control and power

Question 11

Time period

Answer 11

1812-1889