My Last Duchess Flashcards
1
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What is the form of this poem…
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Dramatic Monologue which provides bias but could show that he is self-important and narcissistic’
2
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What meter is this poem…
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Iambic Pentameter which shows the control he wanted over his wife.
3
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‘My…’
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Possessive pronoun shows how he sees her as an object
4
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‘as if she were alive’
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This emphasises the quality of the picture but also emphasises the fact she is dead and he has no emotions.
5
Q
‘if they durst’
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Highlights the Duke’s power as people are afraid of him.
6
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‘Set of joy’
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Shows her flirtatious self but could also show the dislike of the artists from the Duke
7
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‘easily impressed…thanked men’
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This also shows her flirtatious personality but also shows how the Duke hated these features showing the patriarchal society.
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