Compare how the two poems ‘Cousin Kate’ and ‘The Seduction’ explore the similar theme of how young women are exploited by men‚ paying close attention to the poet’s use of language and imagery The two poems that are being compared are cousin Kate and the seduction. Cousin Kate was written in the 1900 and the seduction was written in 1980. Both of the poems were written by different authors. In both of the poems‚ both women get seduced by men and they just get rejected by both men too. They must
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was educated at home by her mother‚ Frances Polidori‚ a former governess. She shared her parents ’ interest in poetry and was portrayed in the paintings and drawings of the Pre-Raphaelites.” Christina was sexually abused by her father‚ her poem ‘Cousin Kate’ could possibly be a recount of the series of events the occurred‚ and given that Christina changed some aspects of it. References from: (http://kirjasto.sci.fi/rossetti.htm) Carol Ann Duffy was born on the 23rd of December 1955; she is
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Compare “Cousin Kate” by Christina Rossetti and “The Seduction” by Eileen Mcauley focusing on themes‚ issues‚ the socio-historical contents and the poet’s use of language In my essay I will explore and discuss both poems in detail. Though written in very different eras both these poems explore the themes of love‚ sex‚ morality and the betrayal of women who were left holding the baby. Both poems are written from the perspective of the women who fell for the charms of a man who had no intention
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English Essay- My Cousin Kate A Poem which was written by Christina Rossetti in the Victorian times between the years 1830-1894. An English poet who mainly aimed her poems at children she lived in London and was educated privately. It is not a typical poem of its time setting because of the theme the poem is showing and as we can see this when analysing the poem. In the first stanza in the first line where it states “I was a cottage maiden”- this part shows that she is using first person at
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by asking why‚ she’s saying he hurt her. She also says ‘O cousin Kate my love was true.’ Here she’s expressing her sadness and the feeling of betrayal she has for her cousin she also says ‘If you stood where I stand‚ I would have spat into his face‚ and not taken his hand’ She’s telling her cousin she’d never have done it to her‚ she’d have told him to go away regardless of his money and status. I believe she’s trying to tell her cousin she would have loved her enough not do gone with
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Cousin Kate and The Seduction. In the following piece of coursework‚ I will compare and pick out the similarities and differences between the two poems. But first I am going to write a short repot of the two poems‚ to make my comparison easier to understand for the reader. Cousin Kate She was an innocent pretty young girl‚ that lived in a cottage with her friends‚ she was confused why a rich man loved her and fell for her‚ she was confused why he complimented her‚ because he was such
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Exploring the Loss of Innocence in Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘Cousin Kate’ The poem ‘Cousin Kate” written by Christina Rossetti signifies a story of the speaker which explains what happens to a ‘cottage maiden’ once she has been sullied by a man which consequently leads her to lose her innocence. ‘Cottage maiden’ creates a rural simplistic image of the speaker who has a low status. Due to the Victorian era in which the poem was written it is clear that the poem is based around the fact that women
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Comparing poems: “Cousin Kate” and “Catrin” Conflict is presented in the poems “Cousin Kate” and “Catrin”. In the poems the conflict is based on the relationships between families. However‚ in “Cousin Kate”‚ the conflict is also in the class divide of a powerful lord and a poor maiden who I s controlled and abused by the lord. “Catrin” focuses on the bond between a mother and daughter and the conflict that relationship brings. The imagery in “Cousin Kate” conveys how the love between the lord
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How is the story told in Cousin Kate? Cousin Kate is told in first person narrative from the view of an unnamed narrator; however‚ the narrator is also involved in the poem. It is told in ballad form and also could be interpreted as a letter to the narrator’s Cousin‚ Kate. The narrator introduces herself as a “cottage maiden”‚ she is seen as humbling herself and through this first line we see her as a meek character. This meek character contrasts to the anger and jealousy we see from the narrator
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salvation found in female solidarity‚ alongside her awareness that women in the Victorian era faced certain pressures that perhaps prompted them to turn away from one another. Need for self-deferral Preference for external over corporeal Zeitgeist Cousin Kate Key concerns incorporated Temptation to indulge in the corporeal Failure of female solidarity Deceptiveness of
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