A RED, RED ROSE

BY ROBERT BURNS

Marchellia Geoviany A. P.
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ROBERT BURNS
1759-1796
Born on 25 January 1759 in Alloway,
Scotland, to William and Agnes Brown
Burnes. Following his father by becoming
a tenant farmer.
He was able to escape the vicissitudes
and vagaries of the soil in two ways:
toward the end of his life he became an
excise collector in Dumfries, where he
died in 1796; and throughout his life he
was a practicing poet.
A RED, RED ROSE
ROBERT BURNS
O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall
run.
And fare thee weel, my only
luve!
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my luve,
Though it were ten thousand
mile.
 SUMMARY
Red rose Symbol
Why doubling the word “Red”?
Newly Sprung Symbol
I will luve thee still
Forever, yet limited
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
While the sands o’ life shall
Two possibilities
run.
 Their love will last forever
and won’t changed
because of time
 They are running out of
time
And I will come again, my luve,
Parting, yet will come back
Though it were ten thousand
to his love
mile.
THEMES
Love and Passion
DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Love and its commitment

TIME
Between temporary and eternal

HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Often considered a writer ahead of his time
STYLE
Quatrains
COMMENTS
 Nice
 Romantic
 Big struggle