Poetry - Ae Fond Kiss

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

• National poet of Scotland
• Inspired by his own lover

Question 2

Key points

Answer 2

• From perspective of someone watching their lover leave
• Tone of acceptance and reflection

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

Repeated rhyming couplets

Question 4

Key quotations

Answer 4

“Ae fond kiss, and then we sever”

• Juxtaposition of ‘fond’ and ‘sever’, demonstrates speaker’s emotional turmoil
• Repetition

“I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy, naething could resist my Nancy”

• Suggests that his love for her was justified, no sense of regret, emphasises the appeal of his love interest

“Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure!”

• Repeated positive feelings along with the exclamation demonstrate the genuine nature of his wish for her happiness