My Last Duchess Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is the form
A
Dramatic monologue
2
Q
What is the context
A
Patriarchy
3
Q
Juxtaposition- holding onto power over his wife indicates insecurity over himself
Foreshadows - eventual downfall
A
Quote “(since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you, but I)”
4
Q
Big ego,never lowering himself to her level sibilance and enjambment
A
“Even then would be some stooping; and I choose never to stoop”
5
Q
Symbolism - implies he killed her
Caesura - irregular pause shows her life was cut short
A
Quote “then all smiles stopped together”
