How does Browning explore the theme of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'The Laboratory'?

You need to consider:

- the power dynamic in each poem
- whose perspective the poems are narrated from
- how the readers' perception of the narrator shifts as the poem continues (and, therefore, the effect of the dramatic monologue)
- the figurative language used by the poet to convey jealousy, possession, control etc.

the correct answer is:

from context clues heliotrope is probably a flower.

a heliotrope are peruvian plants that have small purplish plants.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

explanation: use this website and look at the examples to form your own poem : )