my last duches Flashcards
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who wrote my last wrote my last duches
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robert browing
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what is the poem about
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a dramatic monologue in which the duke of ferra tells the messenger of his potenial wife’s family about his previous wife.through out the poem, the duke revels his belif that women are objects to be controlled , possessed and discarded.
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the themes of my last duches
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jealousy, hatred , ownership and power
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who is the speaker in the poem
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duke al fonso of ferra
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when was the poem written
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1842
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why did the duke kill his last wife
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he believed she was unfaithful to him
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symboks in the poem
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#the painting how he thinks she should have looked # 'that spot of joy' # smiles # stooping # 'neptune taming a sea horse'
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literary devices used in the poem
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allusion-a refrence to another work of art ‘ roman god neptune’
dramatic monlogue- a poltical form that mimics the speech of an indival character
