my last duchess

• what is this poem written in

  dramatic monologue

  shows that the duke holds power
• rhyme scheme?


  rhyming couplets of iambic pentameter

  reflects dukes established position
• what do the personal pronouns suggest

  the duke thinks highly of himself

  he believes men should be in control of women
• 'all smiles stopped together'


  lack of remorse about her death

  sibilance reflects the sinister nature of her death
• what does the artist of the portrait suggest

  the duke cares only for status

  duke ranks the portraits value above her memory
• how does the duke see women


  as a commodity

  as an object
• 'a heart- too soon made glad'


  caesura

  emphasises dukes dislike of her happiness
• 'her husbands presence only'


  he feels she should only show happiness to him

  jealous tone
• link to ozymandias and the prelude


  power
• link to remains


  killing and the effects of it
• link to the emigree


  status
• link to kamikaze


  importance of honour