Oh my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June: Oh my Luve's like the melodie, That's sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve ...

Burns began a correspondence with Agnes McElhose, also known as Clarinda and Nancy, a married woman he was besotted with. When she left Scotland to reunite with her husband he wrote Ae Fond Kiss as a ...

In this poem the speaker declares the intense love he feels for another. He compares his love to a rose and insists that his love will be everlasting. After indicating an impending separation ...

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Red Rose’ is no different. This poem follows the formal conventions of traditional ballads and folksong. It is tightly controlled by: ...

Tam O'Shanter Robert Burns’ most famous narrative poem ... social justice and the importance of all life. A Red, Red Rose This poem is about the relationship of man to the natural world ...

There are two examples of similes in Robert Burns' poem A Red, Red Rose about his enduring love: 'My love is like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in June.' 'My love is like the melody that's ...

Scotland's national poet Robert Burns is recognised the world over ... Bob Dylan cites 'My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose' as his greatest lyrical inspiration. Burns was also musical himself and ...

The red rose has also been associated with love’s pain, and longing at separation, as in the Robert Burns poem “My luve is Like a Red, Red Rose.” “And fare thee well, my only Luve!