A Red, Red Rose Flashcards
Wat does the poet compare love to?
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What do we call this figure of speech? (Love being compared)
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Why would his love be like a rose?
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In line three, what figure of speech has been used?
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In line 3, which two things are being compared?
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What does the word “fair” mean in modern English?
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Based on stanza 2, until when will the poet love his beloved?
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What is the poet trying to say when he says that he will love his lady until the rocks melt and the sands of life run dry?
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Which three consecutive word tell us that the poet is leaving his beloved?
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Give a synonym for “lass” in modern English?
Girl
What does the sands of life running dry mean?
Until he dies, untill his life is over.
Where could the poet possibly be going?
War
Give a example of inversion…
Line 5 “As fair you are, my lovey lass”
Line 6 “So deep in love am I”
Line 13 “And fare you well, my only Love”
Line 14 “And fare you well a while”
What is Line 10 (And the rocks melt in the sun) a example of?
Hyperbole (exaggeration)
