Characters
Who is the speaker of the poem, a duke recounting a portrait of his late wife?
A) The Duchess
B) The Duke of Ferrara
B) The Duke of Ferrara
Which theme involves the Duke’s control over the Duchess, reflecting power dynamics in relationships?
A) Love
B) Jealousy/possessiveness
B) Jealousy/possessiveness
The portrait represents which aspect of the Duchess’s life according to the Duke?
A) Freedom
B) Control/objectification
B) Control/objectification
This poetic device, used in the poem, involves a direct address to the audience.
A) Simile
B) Dramatic monologue
B) Dramatic monologue
The poem is set in which Italian city, known for its art and culture.
A) Rome
B) Florence
B) Florence
The character who is the subject of the painting and the Duke's last wife is:
A) The Duchess
B) The Count's daughter
A) The Duchess
The theme of the inevitability of death affecting the speaker's life is about:
A) Freedom
B) Morality
B) Mortality
The statue of Neptune taming a sea horse symbolizes which trait of the Duke?
A) Dominance
B) Loneliness
A) Dominance
he repetition of phrases like “looking as if she were alive” employs which device?
A) Enjambment
B) Personification
A) Enjambment
The Duke is based on a real-life historical figure from this noble family:
A) The Este family
B) The Sforza family
A) The Este family
As suggested in his conversation, who is the Duke's next intended bride?
A) The Duchess
B) The Count’s daughter
B) The Count’s daughter
The poem critiques the societal aspect that is often linked to aristocracy.
A) Family
B) Class and privilege
B) Class and privilege
The curtain that the Duke speaks about symbolizes:
A) Wealth
B) Secrecy/control over appearance
B) Secrecy/control over appearance
The type of metaphor that reflects the Duke’s complex feelings is:
A) Extended metaphor
B) Mixed metaphor
A) Extended metaphor
The poem is set during this period in European history known for artistic revival:
A) Renaissance
B) Medieval
A) Renaissance
Who is the artist mentioned as the one who painted the Duchess's portrait?
A) Michelangelo
B) Fra Pandolf
B) Fra Pandolf
Which character's silence can be seen in the struggle for independence and voice?
A) The Duchess
B) The Duke
A) The Duchess
The Duchess's blush in the painting indicates:
A) Innocence/natural beauty
B) Sadness
A) Innocence/natural beauty
The poem features this device when the Duke reveals his true feelings about the Duchess:
A) Hyperbole
B) Irony
B) Irony
The poem was published in this year, significant in Victorian literature:
A) 1840
B) 1842
B) 1842
The Duke's demeanor can best be described as:
A) Arrogant
B) Kind
A) Arrogant
The dark consequences of obsession manifest in which relationship?
A) The Duke and his brother
B) The Duke and the Duchess
B) The Duke and the Duchess
The setting of the poem, specifically the palace, symbolizes:
A) Freedom
B) Wealth and power
B) Wealth and power
The use of vivid imagery to describe the painting relies on which device?
A) Visual imagery
B) Sound imagery
A) Visual imagery
The Duke’s attitude and treatment of his wife reflect the norms of this societal structure:
A) Democracy
B) Patriarchy
B) Patriarchy