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Robert Burns (1759-96)

Robert Burns (1759-96). General features of his poems. 1.a Scottish peasant poet 2.use of everyday simple language and Scottish dialects 3.use of fresh, vivid images 4.beauty of lyricism with deep feelings and musicality 5.themes or motifs:

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Robert Burns (1759-96)

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  1. Robert Burns (1759-96)

  2. General features of his poems • 1.a Scottish peasant poet • 2.use of everyday simple language and Scottish dialects • 3.use of fresh, vivid images • 4.beauty of lyricism with deep feelings and musicality • 5.themes or motifs: • his love for his country , love and friendship ,peasants’ simple everyday life • (Egs A Red, Red Rose Auld Lang Syne)

  3. Some words of Scottish dialect • Tane: taken; ma: my • na: not; sae: so • twa:two; wha: who • thy: you; wilt: will • doeth:does; quoth: spoke.

  4. Knowledge of English metrics • ballad • a form of poetry: iambic tetrameter (lines 1+3) • iambic trimester (lines 2+4) • rhyme scheme: abab or: abcb • in quatrains • see 1st stanza of Auld Lang Syne (p55)

  5. summary of poetic forms (optional) • 1.heroic couplet • 2.sonnet: • a) Englsih b) Italian • 3.blank verse • 4 ballad

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