Which of the following features of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" make it classifiable as a Victorian poem ?
Correct answer: D. All of these answers
- A. It has a regular rhyme scheme (aa/bb/cc/dd...), which is sustained throughout the poem.
- B. It is primarily a narrative poem.
- C. It is concerned with conventional 19thcentury relations between a man and a woman.
- D. All of these answers
Explanation
The poem uses rhymed couplets, tells a story through the Duke's speech, and reflects Victorian concerns about gender, marriage and male authority. These combined features support the inclusive answer.
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