Poetry is a condensed form of literature that expresses broad meanings and feelings. This means that when analyzing poetry one should consider many aspects such as literal meaning, poetic elements and metaphorical meaning. While not all readers will analyze a poem with the same ideology, a general understanding of the poetic elements and literal meaning presented throughout the poem should be similar. Professor Sutton, an English teacher at the University of Kansas, used his students to interpret the works of Robert Browning. When they began to interpret the work of "The Lover of Porphyria", the students discovered that there was no message presented in this poem, but when looking at the article they realized that the speaker was the narrator and when looking through the details it was a case of assisted suicide. However, by using Max Keith Sutton's article "Language as Defense in "Porphyria's Lover"", the reader can better understand why the speaker is narrating the story, who the speaker is, why the rhyme scheme and literal meaning are important which is presented to the narrator. reader without using metaphorical interpretation. A poet's main goal is to place the reader in the poet's position. This poem being from the first person point of view provides the reader with in-depth insight into a character. Although the poem relies solely on the speaker's narrative, as the story progresses we are introduced to the idea of ​​the speaker's madness and guilt. “The speaker recounts a past experience in a way designed to ward off guilt and strengthen his self-esteem” (Sutton). This interpretation presented by Professor Sutton is evident throughout the poem, especially in the last part......middle of the paper......like the character's heartbeat or it could also be associated with the unchanging emotions that are exhibited by the character. Furthermore, by ignoring the metaphorical and visual imagery, the reader will be able to analyze the text and conclude that this story was the story of a lover saving his love. However, all this information and its meanings would not have arisen without reading Professor Sutton's article. By using your article the reader will be able to better analyze the context presented and make it easy for the reader to analyze this poem. Works Cited Browning, Robert. "Forphyria's lover." Roberts, Edgar V. Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2008. 798.Sutton, Max Keith. "Language as Defense in "The Lover of Forphyria"." National Council of Teachers of English (1969): 280+285-289.