The Rights of Woman by Robert Burns
An address spoken by Miss Fontenelle on her benefit night turns from European political upheavals to three asserted rights of women: protection, decorum, and admiration. The speaker closes by setting aside kings, constitutions, and revolutions to demand attention to the majesty of woman.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Poetry, Satirical Poetry · 495 words
First lines
An Occasional Address.
Spoken by Miss Fontenelle on her benefit night, November 26, 1792.
Genres
- Poetry — Rhyming couplets organize the speaker's address into three claims concerning women's treatment.
- Satirical Poetry — The speaker teasingly assures the audience that all its men are well bred and casts admiration for women as a power before which kings bow.
Tags
women's rights · protection · decorum · admiration · political rhetoric · theatrical address
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Satirical Poetry
- Length: 495 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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