My last duchess Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

These notes contain a detailed line by line analysis of all 19 Prescribed IEB final Matric poems including: Loves farewell To Althea, from prison To the night Refugee blues Ulysses My last Duchess The Cry of South Africa Penguin on the beach Lost or found world I have my fathers voice Portrait of a loaf of bread Touch The tenant Nightsong City Dulce et decorum est Nobody loses all the time No longer mourn for me Assassination The wind begun to rock the grass

Questions from past papers for iGCSE English Literature Poetry Comparisons from Anthology (The Tyger, Prayer Before Birth, If, Piano, Half-Caste, Hide and Seek, My Last Duchess, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, Don Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night.....etc) WITH ADDITIONAL REVISION NOTES (PRIMARILY ON POINTS OF COMPARISON e.g. childhood memories/ lessons in life/ power/ love/ suffering....)

Here’s a full breakdown of the ideas in ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning, tailored towards GCSE / IGCSE students (AQA / Edexcel exam boards) but also useful for those studying at a higher level. Enjoy! Includes: THE POEM VOCABULARY STORY SPEAKER/VOICE LANGUAGE STRUCTURE/FORM CONTEXT THEMES

My Last Duchess by Robert Browning - Explained, Notes

"About five minutes after Claire left, I heard another beep coming from under Babette's napkin." In the passage above, what is making the "beep"? - NOT serges phone "Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God; For You" (Holy Sonnet 14) - "Yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain, / But am betrothed unto your enemy." "Dulce et Decorum Est" - "Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, / Obscene as cancer, bitter as the crud" "It was a boy with shaggy black hair, in a convert...

All 19 poems for the final IEB grade 12 English paper one exam have been analysed and summarised in this document. 1) Loves farewell 2) Lost or found world 3) The tenant 4) Nightsong City 5) The cry of South Africa 6) Penguin on the beach 7) Assassination 8)My last Duchess 9) Refugee Blues 10) Portrait of a loaf of bread 11) Dulce Est Decorum 12) I have my fathers voice 13) To Althea, from prison 14) Touch 15) The wing begun to rock the grass 16) Nobody loses all the ...

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning, from the Edexcel GCSE ‘Relationships’ Poetry Anthology for 2023. The analysis is tailored toward students aiming for high grades in their GCSE Literature. This resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ATTITUDES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS

Skeletal essay on how power in presented in THE TYGER and MY LAST DUCHESS

Compares poems from the AQA anthology poem booklet including: Remains & Bayonet Charge My last duchess & Ozymandias Storm on the island & Ozymandias Checking out me history & the Emigree Storm on the island & the Prelude Tissue & Ozymandias This document has essay plans for each comparison, including context and effect on the audience; two key things needed for top grades! Hi! Having achieved a 9 in English Literature at GCSE's and now predicted 3 A*'s at A-level, I know what you need ...

Ozymandias quotes - correct answer "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:" "Nothing beside remains" "The lone and level sands stretch far away" Analyse "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:" - correct answer Breaks iambic pentameter Represents feelings of superiority and power over society Analyse "Nothing beside remains" - correct answer The caesura highlights to the reader how Ozymandias is no longer known and feared, despite his arrogance. The clear and blunt language per...