Question

Reconstruct the relationship between Porphyria and her lover BEFORE Porphyria’s last visit.

Look for clues in the poem that help you set up the speaker’s state of mind(1) and the time(2), place(3), and basic circumstance(3) of a next-to-last meeting.


(Please help I’m failing English and I’m a senior)

Answer 1

In the poem, the speaker describes being visited by his passionate lover, Porphyria. After realizing how much she cares for him, however, the speaker strangles Porphyria and then props her lifeless body up beside him. He then concludes the poem by announcing that God has yet to punish him for this murder.

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