Class 11 English Suggestion 2nd Semester:

My Last Duchess

My Last Duchess Questions Answers [ 2 marks]

Answer the following questions in not more than 40 words:

1. Who wrote the poem ‘My Last Duchess’? To which age did he belong?

2. What kind of writing style did Browning follow?

3. What kind of a poem is ‘My Last Duchess’?

4. What was the original title of the poem? Where did the initial title appear?

5. What is a dramatic monologue? Justify ‘My Last Duchess’ as a dramatic monologue.

6. “That’s my last Duchess”- Why does the poem “My Last Duchess” open in this manner? 

7. “That’s my last Duchess” How does the opening line reveal the character of the speaker?

8. What is the historical context/source of the poem?

9. Who is the speaker of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’?

10. Who is the person spoken to in the poem ‘My Last Duchess’? 

Long Questions Answers [ 6 marks]

Answer the following Questions in 120 words.

1. Write a note on the significance of the title of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’.

2. Give the substance of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’.

3. Write the central idea of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’.

4. Critically analyze the poem ‘My Last Duchess’.

5. “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall”. – Explain the quoted line with reference to the poem.

6. “Fra Pandolf’s hands / Worked busily a day, and there she stands.” – Who is Fra Pandolf? What do the quoted lines mean?

7. What did the viewers observe about the painting of the Duchess? What did they wish to ask the Duke?

8. “…if they durst.” – Who is the speaker? Who are ‘they’ referred to here? What does the speaker mean to say here? What light does the line throw on the character of the speaker?

9. What did the painter say to the Duchess? How did she react to that? How did the Duke estimate the situation?

10. What was the Duke’s opinion about Fra Pandolf?