It is often claimed that love poetry is soppy and sentimental, how far would you agree with this opinion?

It is often claimed that love poetry is soppy and sentimental, how far would you agree with this opinion?

Love poetry often portrays an image of intimacy, an unbreakable bond between a man and a woman; this however is not always the case. The two poems by Robert Browning, “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess” are very different from what you would typically expect of a love poem. Each poem involves a murder.
The first poem, “Porphyria’s Lover” is set in a small cottage isolated in a wilderness of trees, which is more suited to the horror genre, as is the weather. It is a stormy night: “The rain set early in tonight” It reflects the man’s mood perfectly which is cold and gloomy so from the first couple of lines we realise that the mood of the poem is sullen, not blissful as is usually the setting of a classic love poem.
When Porphyria walks in the mood is lifted. It is clear she is in control of the atmosphere as she lights up a fire, warming the cottage...