Porphyria's Lover

Many ages ago, there lived a Legend of two powerful entities: Land and Sky. The union of the two gave rise to the spirits of the four elements. These spirits, or four daughters, each held distinct tremendous natural power, shaping the planet known as Bhumiya. Earth created the mountains and rich soil. Water created the rivers, lakes, and sea. Fire burnt ragged landscapes for new growth to occur. Wind breathed life into the living creatures that walked upon the earth. Wind spirit, whose name was…

Kylin Munger Intro to Literature Poetry Analysis Due: 2-23-18 Poetry Analysis: “Daddy” and “How Do I Love Thee” Sylvia Plath was an author in the Modern Era in which she wrote her poem entitled “Daddy” (Plath). In her poem, Plath reflects the Modern Era in which her attitude and words convey the relationship she had with her father. The second author, Elizabeth Barrett Browning with her poem, “How Do I Love Thee” (Barrett Browning) was a poet in the Victorian Era. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s…

story Demon Lover written by Elizabeth Bowen, as well as the ballad Demon Lover appear to revolve around the same concept. The short story is about a woman that was once in love and engaged to a soldier, who fought in World War II. When she returned to her former home she was blindsided by a letter she found on her table.No one had known that she would be visiting her home. The letter forced her to recall a promise that she had made to her former lover. Along the lines of the Demon Lover, the…

The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen encapsulated me with its eerie tone and, occasionally, sinister plot. The majority of the credit towards the advancement of said plot can arguably be given to the short story’s main protagonist, Mrs. Drover. The prosaic, anxious, and insincere qualities of her personality steered the plot into a direction that ironically could have been avoided. Currently living in the country to avoid the German blitzkrieg, Mrs. Drover grew increasingly anxious to visit her…

In Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a strong, powerful female protagonist takes the lead against the repressed mental state (that’s a first). “A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it” (Lawrence 73). And Lawrence evokes powerful messages, or lessons. “Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass” (Lawrence 271). In other words, adhering to the mechanized…

The Analysis of the Three Poems “My Papa’s Waltz”, “My Father’s Hats” and “Those Winter Sundays” are poems which are real exciting and express the love of fathers towards their kids. In these poems they describe to us the friendship between children and their fathers. The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” explains how a young boy was dancing waltz music with his drunken father. The young son appeared to enjoy having fun with his father while dancing despite the fact that he kept on chafing his ear on his…

From the Mixed- Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Written by Elaine Lobl (E.L.) Konigsberg, From the Mixed- Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler has always been my favorite book despite being published in 1967. In 1968, it had become the first book to ever to be awarded both the Newbery Medal and the Newberry Honor within the same year (Barnes & Noble). This iconic book was written in a sophisticated manner due to its English literature essence. The two main characters, Claudia and Jamie,…

Compare and Contrast: Last and Lover Nobody especially women like to be compared. No one likes to feel like they’re in competition against somebody else. Once someone starts saying this person has this compared to you then the other person just starts feeling down and maybe even hate towards the certain person, to overtop them. When people are together they expect the full attention always on them and not on anyone else. Can love really take over someone though and push them past boundaries?…

Porphyria’s Dying Wish In Robert Browning’s poem “Porphyria’s Lover”, a woman named Porphyria travels through a storm to meet her lover. Porphyria and her lover sit together and flirt a bit; her lover later decides to strangle her. Porphyria’s lover killed her out of love and respect for her, he was granting her, her one and final wish; which is something they both agreed upon. The storm at the beginning of the story sets the mood for what is to come. “The rain set early in to-night, The…

you show them about yourself, and when you finally show your true colors, it can come as quite a surprise to most. In the stories The Most Dangerous Game and Porphyria’s Lover both of the main characters experience great twists in another’s seemingly mild personality. The authors use characterization and dialogue(in the case of Porphyria’s lover it’s more an inner monologue) to portray that people can hide their true and sometimes evil ideas or intentions behind their innocent facades. Both…