‘Cousin Kate’ is a double ballade‚ meaning that it is heavily rhymed and consists of six stanzas of 8 lines. It was written by Christina Rossetti in the 1870s. The outline of the poem is that the narrator ‘cottage maiden’ is introduced and describes herself as ‘Hardened by sun and air’ which shows that she is fairly low-class and that she works outside. In the 1800’s‚ if you had a tan because you would be working outside‚ this would show that you were of the working class. She then falls in love
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For my coursework I am comparing the poem ‘Cousin Kate’ by Christina Rossetti with ‘The Seduction’ by Eileen McAuley. Both these poems share similar storylines and themes. They both talk about how the females are lured into a false sense of reality and promises by men they think feel the same way. However‚ both men betray females after using them for their sexual gratification without regards for the lives they are damaging. Both poems are narratives‚ meaning they tell a story in verse. Throughout
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Comparing Cousin Kate and The Seduction Cousin Kate is a pre twentieth century poem‚ written in ballet style (set in verse0 in a very rural countryside. It was written by Christina Rosseti‚ her voice is that of a young woman working as a cottage maiden that falls in love with a lord and gets pregnant‚ and is then discarded for her cousin Kate who marries the lord. The second poem "the seduction" is a more modern poem with an urban setting‚ and is written in narrative form. The rhyme and
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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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Christina Rossetti Key Concerns Temptation to indulge in the corporeal Social consequence of this indulgence Deceptiveness of men Female solidarity is it possible: Rossetti’s poetry‚ there is a constant tension between female solidarity‚ and societal and masculine pressures which often destroy that solidarity. This constant tension perhaps suggests Rossetti’s hope for the salvation found in female solidarity‚ alongside her awareness that women in the Victorian era faced certain pressures that perhaps
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Analysis of the Seduction by Eileen McAuley. The seduction is poem written by Eileen McAuley it’s about a young teenager girl who is filled of thoughts of love and romance by teenage magazines which misleads to have sex with a boy after meeting him at a party she then finds out three months later that she is pregnant after discovering the news of the pregnancy she blames teenage magazines for what happened that night and the pregnancy she then goes into state of depression which causes her to
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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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witnessed throughout the essay are : Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti‚ Porphyria’s lover by Robert Browning‚ To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvel and Romeo Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers - who adore each other so much‚ similarily Porphyria’s lover is about a man who loves Porphria so much‚ which leads on to him killing her. Then‚ To his Coy Mistress was when the narrator slept with the lady and had sex‚ similarily Cousin Kate was similar as the narrator had sex
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Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) Her Life • Christina Rossetti was the youngest of four children • Mother- Gabriele Rossetti‚ an Italian patriot who came to London in 1824. • She had one sister‚ Maria‚ and two brothers‚ Dante Gabriel and William. • Brought up as devout Anglo-Catholics. Christina’s elder sister Maria eventually became an Anglican nun. • In 1848 she became engaged to James Collinson‚ a member of her brother’s Pre-Raphaelite circle. (broke it off when he
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Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti was one of the greatest female Victorian poets who connected her personal life and spiritual life. Christina Rossetti is a poet who heavily focuses on different themes within her writing. Two of the major themes that Christina Rossetti has focused on are acceptance of death and love. Within Christina Rossetti’s writing it is very obvious the message that she is trying portray. Remember Me and Baby Lies So Fast Asleep are two poems that apply the themes of
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