The first figurative language seen is personification, “sullen wind was soon awake,” and “and did it worst to vex the lake.” Personification is what is used mostly to describe the scenery and give life to things that are none living. As the poem goes on we see a great deal of symbolization. One of which include the “yellow hair” that Porphyria possesses. The speaker stresses her yellow, or blond, hair a lot and makes it seem that he has a fetish with her hair. It also symbolizes that Porphyria was most likely fair skinned or white. A second out going symbol is “the storm”. This symbolized the mentality of the speaker before the plot plays out. The speaker already had a vicious and negative mentality even before Porphyria arrived at the cottage. The “cuddling by the fire” was also a significant symbol. This showed that the romance was so strong that before the speaker had his head on her shoulders; whiles after he killed her, they changed positions and her head was on his shoulders. The fireplace is a place of romance and protection from
The first figurative language seen is personification, “sullen wind was soon awake,” and “and did it worst to vex the lake.” Personification is what is used mostly to describe the scenery and give life to things that are none living. As the poem goes on we see a great deal of symbolization. One of which include the “yellow hair” that Porphyria possesses. The speaker stresses her yellow, or blond, hair a lot and makes it seem that he has a fetish with her hair. It also symbolizes that Porphyria was most likely fair skinned or white. A second out going symbol is “the storm”. This symbolized the mentality of the speaker before the plot plays out. The speaker already had a vicious and negative mentality even before Porphyria arrived at the cottage. The “cuddling by the fire” was also a significant symbol. This showed that the romance was so strong that before the speaker had his head on her shoulders; whiles after he killed her, they changed positions and her head was on his shoulders. The fireplace is a place of romance and protection from