COUSIN KATE Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Context
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Victorian poet - inequalities in society - patriarchy and capitalism
Fallen Woman - child outside of wedlock - shunned by society due to ‘shame’ and lack of ‘purity’
Rossetti focused on gender inequality in her work - against patriarchy
2
Q
Form
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Dramatic monologue - addresses Cousin Kate
Regular rhyme scheme
Regular rhythm
First person - voice of a jilted woman
3
Q
Structure
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Mostly end-stopped lines with some enjambment - anger
Repetition
Caesura - anger
Repetition
4
Q
Quotations
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“Why did a great lord find me out”
“Lured” “lead” “wore”
“Shameless shameful life”
“Changed me like a glove”
“Unclean thing”
“Howl in dust”
“Spit into his face”
“My fair-haired son, my shame, my pride”
5
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Key themes
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individual experiences, anger, family relationships, loss, suffering
