The first few lines introduce an ominous setting with strong wind and rain

while also foreshadowing an unfortunate turn of events to come. The writer is

brokenhearted and the weather simply adds to his sorrow. Porphyria then walks
in gracefully and as she does so, the lines she shut the cold..all the cottage
warm does not solely indicate that she literally did so by closing the door and
setting the fire but also that she did so emotionally by which simply her
presence alone was enough to brighten up the mood in the cottage and make it
warm. This suggests that she is someone whose company is enjoyed by the
writer and that she posses a warm personality exuding brightness and cheer. Her
actions also suggest that the writer is in critical condition such that he was
unable to set the fire himself.
The lines withdrew the dripping cloak.. damp hair fall shows that
Porphyria is a noblewoman a woman of high class and standard. The phrases
when no voice replied, she put my arm around her waist and made my
cheek lie there all further support that the writer is either terminally ill or
mortally wounded to the point where Porphyria has to play the active role.
The phrase how she loved me provides readers with concrete evidence
that Porphyria is indeed the writers lover. The lines too weak.. herself to me
forever tell us that although the two are lovers, there is something holding
Porphyria back from giving herself to the writer completely. The phrase pride
and vainer ties highlights that her obstruction could either be their difference in
class, that she has been promised to another or that Porphyria has already been
married perhaps an arranged marriage. This all supports that their love is one
that is forbidden.
Porphyrias love for the writer is so strong that she is willing to travel
through wind and rain away from a gay feast that is possibly being held in her
honour, simply to be with him. Wind and rain represents all the consequences
that she has to face and all the trouble she has to go through to be truly happy,
with her true lover. The lines happy and proud.. worshipped me: surprise
shows that all previous doubt the writer had has now been cleared and he is
sure that Porphyria loved him. The phrase debated what to do tells readers
that he is thinking about how to sustain their forbidden relationship.
A twist appears as suddenly the author is able to act. The next few lines
describe straightforwardly that he strangled Porphyria with her hair. The phrase
no pain felt she suggests that this is so as Porphyria was willing to sacrifice
anything, even her life, to be with him. The phrase laughed her blue eyes
further supports that although she is dead, Porphyria is happy as long as she is
with her lover.
The writer then puts her head on his shoulder. This and the strangulation
suggest that their love and yearn to be together was so strong, emotionally, that
it even gave the writer the physical strength to do all this to be together forever.
The line that all it scorned at once is fled shows that they now have no fear and
that all troubled thoughts are gone all that was caused by their forbidden
relationship. Finally, the poem ends with the line and yet God has not said a

word, indicating that there is no guilt between the two lovers and that God, too,
has no objections against their act of love.