pre 1914 poems- prophyrias lover and meeting at night

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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

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“When glided in Porphyria; straight

She shut the cold out and the storm”

This shows that she is like a goddess or an angel within the aspects that she glides in and makes it all warm and cozy without the storm and the anger of god. At the start of the poem the mood is almost angry with the storms and the wind ripping down the trees and annoying the lake. The mood changes from anger and spite to love and praise. The way that the author conveys the mood to the reader is through the word choices. These include ...

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