My Last Duchess - Robert Browning Flashcards
1
Q
CONTEXT - How did this poem spread/ what was it for?
A
Performances, so this poem was for a live audience and is like a monologue
2
Q
Who is the speaker talking to?
A
A representative for his next wife that he will marry (for money and land and status)
3
Q
WHat is the rhyming pattern? WHy is it written like that?
A
AABB, writing like this makes it better for performances and sounds like a childish rhyme - that also helps to cover up the actual darkness of murder and reflects his uncaring attitude
