In which work do you read: "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall /looking as if she were alive." ?
Correct answer: B. My Last Duchess
- A. Porphyria's Lover
- B. My Last Duchess
- C. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
- D. Fra Lippo Lippi
Explanation
These opening lines belong to Browning’s dramatic monologue My Last Duchess, in which a Duke reveals his possessive and controlling character while discussing the portrait. Porphyria’s Lover is another Browning monologue, which makes it the likely trap.
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