My Last Duchess

Question 1

Who is the author of My Last Duchess ?

Answer 1

Robert Browning

Question 2

What is the plot of My Last Duchess ?

Answer 2

• Duke talking to a messenger to arrange his marriage
• explains the problem he had with his disrespectful wife

Question 3

What is the form and structure of My Last Duchess ?

Answer 3

Dramatic monologue
Iambic pentameter
Caesura
Enjambment
One stanza
Rhyming couplets

Question 4

What is the tone of My Last Duchess ?

Answer 4

Pride
Anger
Fear

Question 5

What is the theme of My Last Duchess ?

Answer 5

Power of humans
Power of art
Power of memory
Love and relationship
First person experience

Question 6

How are possessive pronouns used in My Last Duchess ?

Answer 6

‘That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall’

Question 7

How is violent imagery and Euphemism used in My Last Duchess ?

Answer 7

“Then all smiles stopped together”

Question 8

How is repetition used in My Last Duchess ?

Answer 8

‘spot of joy’

Question 9

How is power of the duke shown in My Last Duchess ?

Answer 9

‘This grew; I gave commands;

Question 10

How is the bold nature of the duke shown in My Last Duchess ?

Answer 10

“if they durst”