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“ I gave
commands/then
or smile stoped
together”
What word is repeated before the
duke
hints toward the
duchess
death ?
“Smile”
and
“smiled”
What quote in
My last duchess
talkd about sea horses and what does it suggest ?
”taming a
sea-horse
“
-suggest he sees himself like
Neptune
and she’s a sea horse
“Will’t
please you sit and look at her?“. Is what
lang method
and what does it suggest ?
rhetorical question
– the Duke is posing it as a question, but it’s actually command. This emphasises his power and his pride
What is the method in “my last duchess”
Possessive pronoun
“my“
What type of iambic pentameter is there And why?
Regular - to shows the duke’s
traditional
view on woman
How is LACK of power shown by the duke and what quote shows this ?
Enjambment - he gets carried away by his emotions “-how shall I say-“
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