Oh sir, she smiled, no doubt, Wheneer I passed her; but who passed without Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together. This was written by:

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

“Oh sir, she smiled, no doubt, Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”. This was written by:

A	Tennyson
B	Browning
C	Mathew Arnold
D	William Morris

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without. Much the same smile? The Duke admits to his listener (who is this guy, anyway?) that the Duchess was sweet to him – she did smile at him whenever he passed by her. But, he says, it’s not like that was special. She smiles at everyone in the same way.

Detailed explanation-2: -"My Last Duchess” is all about power: the political and social power wielded by the speaker (the Duke) and his attempt to control the domestic sphere (his marriage) in the same way that he rules his lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -My Last Duchess summary revolves around the theme of political and social power in the hands of the Duke. It depicts the harsh reality of a controlling marriage and a dominating husband who enjoys tyrannical power.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rhyme scheme of “My Last Duchess” involves twenty-nine rhymed couplets with no repeating rhymes. This means the rhyme scheme is aabbccddeeffgghhkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzaaaabbbb.

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