Please start a new page of notes: Copy only the notes that appear in red

"My Last Duchess"--by Robert Browning

tone--attitude towards a topic
diction--author's specific word choice
connotation--an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning (ex: dark)
dramatic monologue-a long excerpt in a play, poem or story that reveals a character's thoughts and feelings. Sometimes we can see what a character is thinking, but it isn't always so clear. We get to see inside a character's head and then we better understand what motivates that character.

Quick Write Topic: Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (2 words)

Audio link to the poem (do not play in class right now I will play it)

Today we will:
*Copy notes for literary terms
*Go over the Quick Write topic so we know what we are looking for
*Listen to a full reading of "My Last Duchess"
*Look at lines #1-8 and annotate
*Answer the summarizing questions for these lines