1. What is the form of "My Last Duchess"?
2. Who is the speaker of the poem?
3. To whom is the Duke speaking in the poem?
4. What does the Duke use as a conversation piece?
5. What does the Duke imply happened to his last Duchess?
6. How does the Duke describe his last Duchess's nature?
8. What does the Duke say about the Duchess's smile?
9. What does the Duke mean by "I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together"?
10. What is the setting of the poem My Last Duchess?
11. What is the Duke discussing with the emissary?
12. What does the Duke suggest about his expectations of his new wife?
13. What emotion does the Duke display most in the poem?
14. Why is the painting of the Duchess behind a curtain?
15. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem My Last Duchess?
16. What meter is the poem My Last Duchess written in?
17. What is the primary theme of "My Last Duchess"?
18. How does Browning use irony in the poem?
19. What is the significance of the statue of Neptune at the end of the poem?
20. What is a defining characteristic of the dramatic monologue form in the poem My Last Duchess?
