“My Last DuchessMy Last Duchess "My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning, frequently anthologised as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning's Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is written in 28 rhyming couplets of iambic pentameter ” by Robert Browning is structured as a lyrical monologue . This type of structure is, in fact, very similar to dramatic monologues. Consequently, the poem could be just as easily recited on stage or inserted into a longer play.