Song (Ae Fond Kiss) Flashcards
Who is the poet?
Robert Burns
What genre is the poem?
Romantic
What is significant about the speaker?
He speaks in a Scottish accent like Burns who wanted to relate to the Scottish people
How is the structure like a song?
Iambic tetrameter
No enjambment - lines end easily
What is the technique of “Had we never loved sae kindly!…
…had we never loved sae blindly!” Anaphora showing a couple
What is the effect of “the star of hope…
…she leaves him”
What is the shift from stanza 2 to stanza 5?
Stanza 2 - sadness at being alone
Stanza 3 - it was inevitable he will fall in love with her - no regrets
Stanza 4 - kind of wishing he’d never met her to avoid this sadness
Stanza 5 - wishing her well amp
What is the significance of the repeated stanza 1 and 5?
It shows that his sadness and inner conflict is cyclical
What’s the effect of “But to see her, was to love her…
…love but her and love for ever” it is monosyllabic and simple like falling in love with her
What characteristics of romanticism does it have?
It is in Scottish dialect - rejecting elites and instead speaking to ordinary people
Simple metaphors like “the star of hope” - not overly complicated
“Deep in heart wrung tears I’ll pledge thee…
…warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee”
“Peace, enjoyment…
…love and pleasure”
