The poem “Porphyrias Lover” is told in first person sense, by the lover. It begins to be more of a story rather than a poem. You can tell this because at the beginning of a story it sets the scene of it. For example, “The rain set early in to-night
The sullen wind soon awoke.”
This shows that at the beginning of it there is a storm that is happening and it helps to show that it is a story because stories always start with the setting of the scene to begin, the lines “It tore the elm-tops down for spite” and “and did its worst to vex the lake.” These lines show that a storm is building and this could also have a second meaning of the person whom is telling the story’s madness is awakening. The author uses first person words like “I” to show that it is a story; this is because stories use first person verbs to create a sense of past experience or knowledge. The fact that it only uses first person views shows that it is only his view upon the subject. It also shows that he may think something that may not be entirely true to Porphyrias point of view. For example, he believes that he is helping her by killing her. So that she can be with him forever, but she does not want this because it says the she has vainer ties dissever. At the start of the poem it describes the weather and how the storm, or anger of the lover, is growing. The description of Porphyria is shows that the author is feeling lower class or undermined by Porphyria. For example