A man shows a picture of his last duchess to his guest and talks about her life.
Quotes-Power of humans
"The curtain i have drawn for you"-imagery
"Painted on the wall"-imagery
"i repeat"-foreshadowing
Quotes-memory
"too easily impressed"-imagery
"Painted on the wall"-Imagery
Quotes-Identity
"My object"-Anthropomorphism
"Taming a seahorse"-Dehumanising language
Structure + form
Dramatic monologue- only the duke is heard from
Enjambment-being carried away by anger
comparisons-power of humans
Ozymandias and MLD both display toxic masculinity as they both see themselves as God-like.
Ozymandias possesses control over his legacy whereas MLD possesses power over the guest and his last duchess.
comparison-memory
Remains and MLD both present ideas about people dying but in remains the people dies involuntarily whereas in MLD her death was controlled by the duke.
comparison-identity
COMH
both people in poems are stripped of their identity but in COMH it is controlled by the government and in MLD it is controlled by her husband
