Porphyria’s Lover (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Robert Browning's era & poetry type
Robert Browning's era & poetry type
Victorian poet known for dramatic monologues
Year 'Porphyria's Lover' published
Year 'Porphyria's Lover' published
1836
3 main themes in 'Porphyria's Lover'
3 main themes in 'Porphyria's Lover'
Love, power, and madness
What dramatic monologue form reveals in poem
What dramatic monologue form reveals in poem
Speaker's disturbed mind & obsessive desire for control
Device: 'The sullen wind was soon awake'
Device: 'The sullen wind was soon awake'
Pathetic fallacy
Effect of 'sullen wind' pathetic fallacy
Effect of 'sullen wind' pathetic fallacy
Reflects speaker's turbulent emotions; foreboding tone
'She shut the cold out and the storm' - device
'She shut the cold out and the storm' - device
Imagery
Effect of 'shut cold out' imagery
Effect of 'shut cold out' imagery
Contrasts storm with warmth Porphyria brings
'As a shut bud that holds a bee' - device
'As a shut bud that holds a bee' - device
Simile
Effect of 'shut bud' simile
Effect of 'shut bud' simile
Disturbing lifelessness; delusional peace in death
'That moment she was mine, mine' - meaning
'That moment she was mine, mine' - meaning
Obsession w/ possession; preserved purity by killing
'God has not said a word!' - meaning
'God has not said a word!' - meaning
God's silence as approval; delusion & moral corruption
Rhyme scheme of 'Porphyria's Lover'
Rhyme scheme of 'Porphyria's Lover'
ABABB
Effect of ABABB rhyme scheme
Effect of ABABB rhyme scheme
Rhythmic, hypnotic; mirrors calm, methodical approach
Effect of enjambment in poem
Effect of enjambment in poem
Uninterrupted flow of thoughts; enhances obsession