Porphyrias Lover

Question 1

Title

Answer 1

Possessive she makes him feel insecure
Ancient Greek porphyria meaning purple- associated with royalty/ worship
Or also diverse group of diseases affecting metabolism of haemoglobin
Lover- intimate relationship/affair, sinful, scandalous- death as punishment

Question 2

Language

Answer 2

Personification
The sullen wind was soon awake
Laid her suit gloves by
To set it struggling passion free
Made my heart swell and still it grew well I debated what to do
That moment she was mine mine fair
As a shut but that holds a bee I warily opened her lids
Her cheek once more blushed bright beneath my burning kiss
The smiling rosy little head

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

End stopping 
I listened with heart fit to break.
And give herself to me forever.
Caesura
Porphyria worshipped me: surprise 
Perfectly pure and good: I found/ a thing to do
Porphyrias love: she guessed not how

Question 4

Form

Answer 4

Enjambment true hint at true instability of narrator even if calm on surface
Regular rhyme scheme and tone sense of cohesion- enjambment undermines this
Dramatic monologue- direct address of murderous narrator- presents porphyria in a muffled and silence way even while alive
Start- she in control and active
End- dead- narrators flawed understanding of her desires