My last Duchess Flashcards
What is the mnemonic for this poem?
MWTI
“My _____ ________ ______ ___ ____ ____”
“My last Duchess painted on the wall”
“Will’t _______ ___ ___ ___ _____ __ ____”
“Will’t please you sit and look at her”
“ too ____ ____ ____,___ ____ _______”
“ too soon made glad, too easily impressed”
“I _____ ________; ___ ______ ________ ______”
“I gave commands ;Then all smiles stopped together”
“My _____ ________ ______ ___ ____ ____”, method
“My last Duchess painted on the wall”
- possessive pronoun “my”
- sounds as if he owns the Duchess herself, not just the picture of her
“Will’t _______ ___ ___ ___ _____ __ ____”, method
“Will’t please you sit and look at her”
- imperative verbs? “sit” and “look”
- sounds polite, but he’s really being quite forceful here
“ too ____ ____ ____,___ ____ _______”, method
“ too soon made glad, too easily impressed”
- she was cherry and friendly - but the Duke means this as a criticism
- repetition of the adverb “too”
“I _____ ________; ___ __ ____ ________ ______”, method
“I gave commands ;Then all smiles stopped together”
- this seems to be a euphemism for his wife’s murder
- cold and cynical
- powerful
Who wrote this poem?
Robert Browning
Where was born the poet?
England, but lived in Italy
When this poem was published?
1842
Form
Dramatic monologue
Structure
Blank Verse ?
MWIT
M = “My last Duchess painted on the wall”
W = “Will’t please you sit and look at her”
I = “I gave commands ;Then all smiles stopped together”
T = “ too soon made glad, too easily impressed”
