Cousin Kate Flashcards
What type of poem in Cousin Kate?
A pastoral poem.
Beauty of the countryside.
‘Hardened by the sun and air’
Toughened by country life.
What was her feelings at the start of the poem?
Happy.
Feeling of content.
‘Not mindful i was fair’.
Images of beauty.
Unaware.
‘Why did a great Lord find me out’
Repeated.
Highlights his power.
As if she was his prey.
‘To fill my heart with care?’
Fell ford the Lord.
‘He lured me to his palace-home-‘
Metaphor for power/wealth.
‘Shameless shameful life’
Repetition of shame.
She has no value.
‘His plaything and his love’
Simile she was like a possession.
‘He changed me like a glove’
He changed her.
‘So now i moan an unclean thing who might have been a dove’
Symbol of purity.
No longer a virgin/innocent.
‘O Lady Kate’
Highlights status.
‘He lifted you from mean estate to sit with him on high’
She was poor.
Her status changes.
‘so good and pure’
Qualities he looks for.
‘He bound you with his ring’
Metaphor for marriage.
