Question

What poetic form is “My Last Duchess” written in?

• A. Free verse
• B. Sonnet
• C. Blank verse
• D. Rhyming heroic couplets

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Rhyming heroic couplets

The poem is written in rhyming heroic couplets (AABBCC...), and each line is in iambic pentameter, which is characteristic of many of Browning’s dramatic monologues.