Question

Read this excerpt from Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess.”
“This grew; I gave commands;/Then all smiles stopped together. There she stands/As if alive…”

Which of these best describes the tone of these final words of the speaker concerning the duchess?
(1 point)
Responses

indifferent
indifferent

ominous
ominous

pleasant
pleasant

wistful
wistful

Answer 1

ominous