How Does Browning Use Repetition In My Last Duchess

In Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess”, the author uses literary devices to describe the relationship between the Duke and his Duchess. Browning uses repetition throughout the poem. The word, “I”, is repeated throughout the poem to depict the Duke’s self-centered attribute towards his Duchess and others around him. Secondly, the diction in the poem indicates an abusive relationship between the Duke and his Duchess. After becoming jealous of every smile the Duchess gives, the Duke “gave commands” to the Duchess and caused all the smiles to stop (Browning 45). Additionally, Browning uses symbolism to further expand upon the abusive relationship. Near the end of the poem, the Duke presents a bronze statue of “Neptune taming a sea-horse” (Browning