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“Cousin Kate,” written by Christina Rossetti in 1860 and “The Seduction,” written by Eileen Mc Auley in 1980.
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In this essay I am going to compare "Cousin Kate," written by Christina Rossetti in 1860 and "The Seduction," written by Eileen Mc Auley in 1980. "Cousin Kate" and "The Seduction" are two poems involving the loss of a woman's virginity. Although the subject of the poems is the same, the poets have approached the subject in two very different ways. After the women have been seduced they both get pregnant. The Girl in "Cousin Kate," feels that her "fair haired son" is her "shame" and "pride"; the Girl in "The Seduction," however, feels that it is, Better to destroy life in life's modern, man made ways Than to fall into this despicable, feminine void. This is powerful metaphorical language that has been used by the poet in the last line of the penultimate stanza of "The Seduction." The tenor of this metaphor is the Girl getting pregnant, which she feels is the...
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