Porphyrias Lover Flashcards
1
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- Setting a dark and stormy night
- Common gothic device
A
“The rain set early in to-night”
2
Q
- First sign of pathetic fallacy
- Represents narrators emotions
A
“Sullen wind was soon awake”
3
Q
- Personification
- Annoy
A
“Did it’s worst to vex the lake”
4
Q
- The narrator is waiting around for Porphyria getting increasingly more annoyed and angry
- Porphyria has the power to break his heart
A
“Heart fit to break”
5
Q
- First mention of Porphyria
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“Glided in Porphyria”
6
Q
- It’s as if Porphyria banishes all bad and cold emotions from the house with her entrance
A
“ She shut the cold out and the storm”
7
Q
- Fire
- Passion
- Contrasts with the cold dark themes that introduced the poem
A
“Blaze up”
8
Q
- This gives an indication to Porphyrias innocence
- First signs of Porphyria taking charge and acting like a seductress
A
“ Smooth white shoulder bare”
9
Q
- Foreshadows future violence in the poem
- Repitition
A
“Yellow hair”
10
Q
- It’s as if he isn’t bothered
- Hesitant
- Flirtatious
A
“Murmuring how she loved me”
11
Q
- Metaphor- she wants him but something is holding her back
A
“Struggling passion free”
12
Q
- Social class
A
“To-nights gay feast”
13
Q
- Repetition of opening weather
A
“Come through wind and rain”
14
Q
- God, not lover
A
“Porphyria worshipped me”
15
Q
- First signs of the narrator showing love towards Porphyria
A
“Made my heart swell”
