Ae Fond Kiss Flashcards
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Who wrote Ae Fond Kiss?
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Robert Burns
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Robert Burns
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Scottish poet
Pioneer of the Romantic movement
Had a relationship with Agnes Nancy McLehose who was married by estranged from her husband who she later went back to.
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(Ae Fond Kiss) Structure
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3 stanzas, 8 lines each (octaves)
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(Ae Fond Kiss) Rhyme scheme
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AABBCCDD (rhyming couplets in each stanza)
Reflects how two words are always in relation with each other - parallels the speaker and their lover’s relationship
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(Ae Fond Kiss) Synopsis
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Beginning - speaker saying goodbye to their lover
Speaker says they do not regret relationship although it brought them some pain - recognises that love can be fleeting.
Ending - recounting all of the good things their lover has provided them.
