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Comparing “Cousin Kate” and “The Seduction”
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Comparing "Cousin Kate" and "The Seduction" I will be comparing two poems "Cousin Kate" by Christina Rossetti and "The Seduction" by Eileen McAuley. The two poems have many similarities, but there are also many differences between them. The two poems have been written at two different times, you can tell this by the type of language that has been used in the poems. 'Seduction' is set in the '80's when women were seen as equal but were still treated differently by men, While "Cousin Kate" was written around in the Victorian period. Women were seen as inferior to men at this time. This poem is about a young ""cottage maiden" who is seduced by a powerful lord, the maiden later becomes pregnant, but is then discarded for her "Cousin Kate" who is seen as good and more pure than the cottage maiden. The poem "Cousin Kate" is written in the first person...
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