My Last Duchess

The poem is written in the form of a

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Dramatic monologue

The poem is based on real people

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

The poem is set in

• London

• Ferrara

• Rome

• Coventry

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

What does the Duke suggest that the Duchess did?

• Steal his money

• Was unfaithful with other men/promiscuous

Who is Fra Pandolf?

• The Duke

• The messenger

• The painter

Who is the narrator, or speaker, of this poem?

• Robert Browning

• the poet

• a Duke

• the Duchess

Where is the Duchess?

• In the room with the speaker

• She is waiting downstairs with the rest of the company

• She has been banished from the castle

• She is dead

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is meant by the phrase "a spot of joy" in Lines 14-15?

• Brightness of the eye

• A blush

• A time of happiness

• A tear

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Which of the following is NOT something the Duchess did wrong, according to the Duke?

• She was flattered by compliments from Fra Pandolf.

• She loved the sunset as much as she loved her husband.

• She would not listen to her husband when he tried to correct her behavior.

• She was equally grateful and smiled at all acts of kindness, not just her husband's.

By the end of the poem, we know the Duke is planning a...

• hunting trip

• party

• vacation

• marriage