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Poetry Analysis of Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” While reading “Porphyria’s Lover” the main idea that stood out most in the poem was love. Also, an important part of this theme was the effects love may have on people such as fear, joy, pride, vanity and obsession as demonstrated by the speaker. Robert Browning uses elements of poetry such as the speaker, rhyme scheme, and rhythm to accentuate the theme in the poem. When the poem is closely examined these elements appear to have been clearly thought out and creatively used by Browning. The theme of love appears to be simple, but is actually complex in Browning’s poem. “Porphyria’s Lover” is not a sensitive love poem; it is a poem that shows what love can sometimes do to people. First in the poem, the speaker describes feelings of somewhat fear of heartache or heartbreak. The speaker is at first hesitant, but then easily s