https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43768/my-last-duchess
Prompt: Choose one poem in our poetry unit and answer all of these questions in a post:
Who is the speaker in this poem? What kind of person is he or she?
To whom is the speaker speaking, or in other words, who is the audience?
What are the situation and setting in time (era) and place?
What is the purpose of the poem?
State the poem’s central idea or theme in a singular sentence.
Describe the structure of the poem. How does this relate to content?
What is the tone of the poem? How is it achieved?
Notice the poem’s diction. Discuss any words which seem especially well-chosen.
Are there predominant usages of figurative language? What is the effect?
a. Metaphors
b. Similes
c. Imagery
d. Allusions
e. Personification
f. Sumbols
Explain the use of any sound devices and whether or not they aid in conveying tone or theme.
Once you have answered everything, create a post that takes those
answers and puts them together in a paragraph (or several paragraphs).
The answers should flow together seamlessly.
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