1. Cousin Kate and The Seduction
The reader must note that the poet who wrote "Cousin Kate" was a wealthy lady, and so could not have encountered the situation in her poem, whereas the poet for "The Seduction" could quite easily have experienced a teenage pregnancy. ... Neither of the poems tell us the name of the narrator, which could be to increase the sense of privacy or shame. ... Also the way the neighbours react to a pregnancy out of wedlock, nowadays this is quite common. ... The expression "little slag" used in "The Seduction" is also very common for its era, whereas the curse words in the era of "Cousin Kate" would...
- Word Count: 1725
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School