Connotation In Porphyria's Lover

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Death to Happiness
While disappointment is a central idea in both pieces, each persona finds a resolve incongruent to the other. It seems the cause lies within the persona’s inability to appropriately expound upon their feelings or thoughts; after all, love isn’t a one way road.
In “Porphyria 's Lover” the mood is immediately set by the sullen winds and tearing of elm-tops down for spite (Browning). The dreary, poor connotation encapsulates the current mood of the persona without his love present. Then, at last, “she sat down by [his] side/And called [him]” yet he didn’t reply (Browning). She proceeds to reluctantly confess her feelings due to extenuating personal circumstances, such as another lover. Precisely, this kind of denial or rejection