What evidence do we have in “My Last Duchess” that the Duke murdered his wife and why did he murder her? Of the two versions of “Richard Cory,” which did you like best and why?

Discussion Forum: Narrative Poems

Read and Watch:

Read the selected poems for this week

Watch the assigned videos

Write

After reading and watching, write 1 paragraph for each of the following questions: (Write at least 3 paragraphs total)

1. What evidence do we have in “My Last Duchess” that the Duke murdered his wife and why did he murder her?

2. Of the two versions of “Richard Cory,” which did you like best and why?

3. After watching the lecture on reading a poem and the poem explications (analyses), what did you learn about interpreting poetry and/or creating a literary argument based on a poem?

For your entry, you can number your answers.