red red rose Flashcards
in the first stanza, what is the repetition of?
“O my luve is like”
what language technique is used in the first stanza?
similie
what does burns mean when he says “and i will love thee still my dear, till the seas gang dry”
that he will never stop loving her because it isn’t possible for the sea to dry out.
what word or phrase suggests that they have a long distance relationship?
“though it were ten thousand mile”
how many stanzas are in Red, red rose?
four
what phrase is repeated throughout the 2nd and 3rd stanza?
“i will love thee still”
how many lines does each stanza have
4
in the second line of the first stanza what exciting punctuation is used
semi colon
what does bonny lass mean
beautiful girl or woman
who is the author
robert burns
where does the author come form
scotland