The poem My Last Duchess utilizes strong imagery of the speaker’s last wife in order to warn his new future wife the expectations and need that he needs‚ for his last marriage did not meet his expectations. From the description of his last wife and her flaws‚ the speaker evokes to his future wife what he expects in his new marriage‚ which further reveals the speaker’s attitude. The speaker enjoys and compliments the last duchess’ “depth and passion” of her earnest glance. However‚ it is revealed
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my Last Farewell” Rizal’s most important poem is “My Last Farewell.” It has 14 5-line rimed stanzas; each stanza has the rime scheme: ABAAB. Charles Derbyshire translated it from the Spanish; the Spanish title is "Mi Ultimo Adios.” Derbyshire kept the original rime scheme when he translated from the original Spanish to English. “Farewell‚ dear Fatherland‚ clime of the sun caress’d” José Rizal was in prison waiting to be executed when he wrote this poem as a final statement to his fellow
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Setting and Background The setting of "My Last Duchess‚" a highly acclaimed 1842 poem by Robert Browning‚ is the palace of the Duke of Ferrara on a day in October 1564. Ferrara is in northern Italy‚ between Bologna and Padua‚ on a branch of the Po River. The city was the seat of an important principality ruled by the House of Este from 1208 to 1598. The Este family constructed an imposing castle in Ferrara beginning in 1385 and‚ over the years‚ made Ferrara an important center of arts and learning
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MY LAST FAREWELL He is glad to give his life for his fellow brothers and sisters of his native land. This was the life of Rizal in pursuing to get the freedom of our country. He adores the beautiful country that he and others are fighting for. He is glad to give his life to Filipinas even though his life was brighter. The dedication and patriotism to the country is without second thoughts. It doesn’t matter how one struggles‚ that all struggles‚ all deaths‚ are worth it if it is for the
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is going to be his last day on earth because there’s going to be a comment that stucks earth. Well this kid is thinking about all the bad things like what if this is my last dinner‚ or if there will ever be school tomorrow. Well it finally hit the kid that he wanted to see his father and that he would do anything to see him well‚ one thought to another he turned the bad into something good. To begin with‚ it is just like one day when i was hunting we went out there and it was my first time‚ well we
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My last holiday It still haunts me till this day. It was the most scariest moments I have ever encounter in my life. How wrong was I to make that decision. Why I did not listen to my friend. How I wish I could turn back the time. On my last holiday‚ my friends and I have decided to finish up our homework at Jason’s house. We wanted to go to the nearby shopping mall after completing our homework. That is why we choose Jason’s house which is nearby a shopping mall called “Prangin Mall”. So we were
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My last duchess The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of
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The Weekend Update is a scene from Saturday Night Live that shows fake news and satirizes the news industry. I chose to use SNL because as a kid‚ my parents would let me stay up to watch it with them. Another reason I chose the clip because of my love for sports. The example I chose from Weekend Update‚ satirizes the sports industry‚ which I show a lot of Interest in and provided good humor and is a good example of parody and has a lot of exaggeration as well. Sports is something I have enjoyed
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Bandung‚ the Perfect Weekend Getaway Have you been wondering to which holiday destination should you visit? Or are you dreading to have the perfect weekend getaway but don’t know any place? Trust me‚ you don’t have to worry anymore because the answer is Bandung! It is one of the sophisticated cities in Indonesia that has incredibly panoramic views‚ delectable food and satisfying services as Bandung is known to be a popular tourist attraction. Bandung has a breath-taking garden views. Tourists
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What is a dramatic monologue? Dramatic monologue refers to a type of poetry. These poems are dramatic in the sense that they have a theatrical quality; that is‚ the poem is meant to be read to an audience. To say that the poem is a monologue means that these are the words of one solitary speaker with no dialogue coming from any other characters. Think of one person standing alone on a stage speaking to an audience. Certainly‚ you are part of that audience‚ but the poem usually implies that the speaker
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