MY LAST DUCHESS

 VIVKANANADA COACHING CENTRE

CLASS:- XI ; SEMESTER :- II 

VERSE:- MY LAST DUCHESS .

POET :- ROBERT BROWNING .

PREPARED BY :- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY (M.A , B.ED)

A. Answer the following questions :- (Marks - 2)

1) " That's my last Duchess painted on the wall " --- Who was the speaker  and who was the listener in the poem ?  (---- + Aux + Obj + And + ---- + Aux + Obj )

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2) " Looking as if she were alive." -- Who was she ? (Sub + Aux + ---)  

Who was the painter of the  portrait ? (--- + Aux + Obj )

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3) Who wrote the poem " My Last Duchess " ? ( ---- + V2 + Obj)

What kind of poem is it ? (Sub + Aux + ---- )

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4) What is the original  name of the Duke and his last Duchess ? (Sub + Aux + ---- + And + Sub + Aux + -----)

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5)" I call that piece a wonder, " --- Who is the painter of this wonder ? (---- + Aux + Obj)

How long did it take him to paint it ? (Sub + V2 + ---- + P + Obj)

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6) " And there she stands " --- Who is referred to here ? (--- + Aux + V3 + P + Obj)

 When does he stand ? {Sub + (V+es/s) + P + --- )

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7) " The curtain I have drawn for you." --- Who has drawn the curtain for Whom ? (---- Aux + V3 + Obj + P + ----)

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8) " This grew; I gave commands" --- Who gave commands ? (---- + V2 + Obj) 

What was the commands ? (Sub + Aux + P + -----)

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9) '' But to myself they turned " --- Who turned to Whom ? (---- + V2 + P + ---)

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10)"  But to myself they turned " --- Why did they turn to the speaker ? (Sub + V2 + P + Obj + because + ---) 

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11) " Nay, we'll go together down, sir." --- Who will go together ? ( ---- + And + ---- + Aux + V1 + Obj ) 

Where will they go ? (Sub + Aux + V1 + -----)

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12) " Then all smiles stopped together." --- When all smiles stopped together ? (Sub + Aux + When +  ----) 

Whose smilie is stopped  ? ( ---- + Aux + V3 + Obj)

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13) " Notice Neptune, though, taming a sea-horse." --- Who was Neptune ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What was Sea horse ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

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14)  " thought a rarity." --- What was a rarity ? (---- + Aux + Obj )

Who created it ? ( ---- + V2 + Obj )

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15) What type of lady was the Duchess ? (Sub + Aux + ----) 

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16) " and I choose never to stoop. " --- Who was the speaker ? (---- + Aux + Obj )

What did  this line indicate about the person ? (Sub + V2 + Obj + That + ----)

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17) " Perhaps Fra Pandolf chanced to say, " --- Who was Fra Pandolf ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What did he chance to say ? (Sub + V2 + P + V1 + That + -----)

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18) " And seemed as they would ask me." --- Who were they ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What did they ask ? (Sub + V2 + About + ----)

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19) " Sir, ’twas all one." --- What were all to Whom ? (-----+ And + ---- + And + ---- + Aux + Obj + P + ----)

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20) "  I repeat, " --- Who was I referred to here ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What did he repeat ? (Sub + V2 + That + ----)

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21)" As I avowed At starting, " --- Who was the speaker ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What did he avowe at starting ? (Sub + V2 + P+ Obj + That + ----)

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22) " As if she ranked My gift." --- Who was She ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What was the gift ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

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23) " Which Claus of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me! " --- Who was Claus of Innsbruck  ? (Sub + Aux + ----)

What did he do for the speaker ? (Sub + V2 + ---- P + Obj)

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