My Lat Dutchess

Question 1

Author

Answer 1

Robert browning

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

Robert browning was a poet in the 19th century
Married to fellow poet Elizabeth browning
Poem based on the duke of Ferrara written from his perspective talking to a messenger about Arranging his next marriage
The assumption that he was dissatisfied with his former wife and he had killed her

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

The poem is dramatic monologue making it more personal
AABBCC rhyme scheme fast pace anger 1/2 stanzas

Poem ironically mocking how vain the duke is
Enjambment shows anger fast pace
Casura shows rising anger

Question 4

‘Last’

Answer 4

The adjective last suggests that the duke has had several marriages that haven’t worked out

Question 5

‘I’

Answer 5

Repetition of the personal pronoun i shows the dukes arrogance which explains his controlling nature
He didn’t have anything to do with why the marriages didn’t work out

Question 6

‘Who’d stoop to blame’

Answer 6

The poet is ironically mocking how vain the duke is he cates more about his heritage and can’t understand that she didn’t not see that as important

Question 7

What’s the poem about

Answer 7

A Dutch who ended up killing his duchess because when she was alive he couldn’t have all the power and hated the fact she looked at everyone and everyone looked at her so he killed her and put a picture of her up behind a curtain so he has power over sees her and not

Question 8

Themes

Answer 8

Jealousy”to easily impressed”
Death”that does along her throat”
Possession”that’s my last dutchess”
Trust”her looks went everywhere” 
Power

Question 9

Language

Answer 9

‘My’ possessive noun shows how possessive he was over her

Simile ‘looking as if she was still alive’ telling audiences she is dead

Rhetorical question ‘a heart- how shall I say?’ Gets reader involved