1. Porphyria's Lover
... inside the speaker of the poem. As such, I will attempt to examine how the speaker in the poem reveals patterns of longing and obsession. In "Porphyria's Lover", the poem starts out with the speaker seemingly in darkness, cold and alone. Every moment that passed seemed to be with him hanging on his love's arrival ... heavens opening up and there being light at the end of the tunnel for the speaker. This longing is shown when the speaker states, "When glided in Porphyria;(6), She shut out the cold and the storm (7), and made the cheerless grate Blaze up, and all the cottage warm" (8-9). S...
- Word Count: 640
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School