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    Tone Of My Last Duchess

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    Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying

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    "Porphyria’s Lover." The poem is a dramatic monologue of sorts‚ though different from Browning’s most famous dramatic monologue‚ "My Last Duchess." In contrast to "My Last Duchess" in which the Duke regales a Count’s envoy with tales of his former duchess‚ Porphyria’s lover is not addressing any other living person. Of course‚ this makes the monologue of Porphyria’s lover all the more dramatic. In keeping with the most important quality of dramatic monologues‚ the character of Porphyria’s lover is adequately

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    Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover can be similar‚ yet different in many ways. But‚ let’s begin by saying‚ that the author of both stories was‚ Robert Browning. Browning used dramatic monologue in many of his works he wrote. Needless to say‚ Browning is one of the great Victorian poets‚ writing his shorter dramatic monologues like My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. In his literary forms‚ he used “poetic” language and used dramatic dialogue to reveal character in both stories. There‚ which gave ideas

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    Poetry and Death

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    Robert Browning ’s "Prospice" is a dramatic monologue written about a man ’s thoughts on his impending death. Browning was an ambitious poet who wrote with both great range and variety. Through the vividness of imagery‚ swiftness of movement‚ and notes of hope and courage‚ Browning expresses his optimistic outlook on death and the afterlife. Born in Camberwell‚ London‚ on May 7th‚ 1812‚ Browning inherited his scholastic tastes from his father-- a clerk in the Bank of England. Browning ’s personal

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    Man with the Hoe

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    PARADISE LOST 1. Dignity‚ reserve and stateliness Of Man’s first disobedience‚ and the fruit Of that forbidden Tree‚ whose mortal taste Brought death into the world‚ and all our woe‚ With loss of Eden‚ till one greater Man Restore us‚ and regain the blissful seat‚ Sing‚ Heavenly Muse (i. 1–6) 2. Sonorous‚ orotund voice O thou that‚ with surpassing glory crown’d Look’st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new World. (iv. 32–34) 3. Inversion of the natural order of words and phrases

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    that the Duke controls the entire poem‚ that it being a monologue was significant‚ and that he is almost easy to sympathize with and like. The article discusses Ferarra’s nature and his self-involvement which allows the goodness of the Duchess to "shine through the Duke’s utterance." It goes on to speak about sympathy in general and how Browning "delighted in making a case for the apparently immoral position"‚ how he found dramatic monologues the best form to do so‚ and how he went about it. It keeps

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    Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning The dramatic monologue is narrated by the voice of the persona‚ which has been dictated by Robert Browning. This illustrates a contrast in the social classes of Porphyria and the persona. The opening scene is reinforced as “suller” and “spite”‚ nevertheless‚ after the presence of Porphyria‚ the atmosphere mutates to “warm” and “blaze up” followed by her seductive actions. Regarding to Porphyria’s “vainer ties” she is unable to ‘stoop’ causing her to “worship”

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    Tone in My Last Duchess

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    EN238 2/10/14 Tone in “My Last Duchess” “My Last Duchess‚” by Robert Browning is renowned for being an ideal model of a dramatic monologue. He employs the primary elements of a dramatic monologue to produce a poem that compels his readers to interpret the poem from a psychological perspective‚ and thus form opinions or conclusions about the poem’s subjects. Furthermore‚ Browning utilizes the speaker’s tone in unison with a dramatic monologue’s primary features in order to enhance the portrayal

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    My Last Duchess

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    "My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning‚ frequently anthologized as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning’s Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is set during the late Italian Renaissance. The speaker (presumably the Duke of Ferrara) is giving the emissary of his prospective new wife (presumably a third or fourth since he Browning could have easily written ’second’ but did not do so) a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of

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    GENERAL ESSAY - 25 IN ONE (B.A. ENGLISH) Write a general essay‚ with outline‚ of 300-350 words that covers the following topics; (i)  Energy Crisis (ii) Unemployment (iii) Terrorism (iv) Drug Addiction (v) Black Marketing (vi) Corruption (vii) Inflation - Rising Prices (viii) Over-Population (ix) Environmental Pollution (x) Smuggling (xi) Mass Illiteracy (xii) Drug Trafficking  (xiii) Sectarianism (xiv) Economic Crisis (xv) Beggary (xvi) Bribery (xvii) Nepotism (xviii) Tax Evasion

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