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Poetry Analysis: The Analysis of Porphyria¡¯s Lover
Title: Poetry Analysis: The Analysis of Porphyria¡¯s Lover
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 573 | Pages: 2.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Poetry Analysis: The Analysis of Porphyria¡¯s Lover
In Robert Browning¡¯s poem ¡°Porphyria¡¯s Lover¡±, the poet describes the speaker of this dramatic monologue as a man who lives in a cottage in the countryside. In a cold and windy night, his lover, Porphyria, comes to his cottage and lights a fire to keep them warm. The girl then talks of how she loves him. However, the man in this poem has a relatively low social state, since he talks about how …showed first 75 words of 573 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 573 total…tells the reader that the speaker is very possessive.
In Conclusion, The poem ¡°Porphyria¡¯s Lover¡± tells a sad and strange story between a pair of transgresses lovers. The speaker of this dramatic monologue ends up murdering his lover to satisfy his possession. The use of personification, repetition and rhythm emphasizes the poems themes in different ways. Just like the other Robert Browning¡¯s monologues, this poem is full of love, murder, lust and mystery
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