To A Mouse

by Robert Burns

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To A Mouse Questions and Answers

Summarize the plot of "To A Mouse" and describe the farmer's reaction.

What is the speaker's mood in "To A Mouse"?

What is the serious message in Robert Burns' "To a Mouse"?

What linguistic devices are used in Robert Burns' 'To a Mouse'?

What upsets the speaker in the fourth to sixth stanzas of "To A Mouse"?

What is the irony in the poem "To a Mouse"?

Discuss the use of personification in Burns' "To a Mouse".

What is a good thesis statement for Robert Burns' "To a Mouse"?

Are there metaphors or similes in Robert Burns' "To a Mouse"? Is the mouse's lost house a metaphor for Burn's lost farmhouse?

Why does the speaker apologize to the mouse in "To A Mouse"?

Do you agree with Burns' and Steinbeck’s message about plans and dreams?

What does Burns' "To A Mouse" say about man's dominance over animals and carefully laid plans?

What type of stanza does Robert Burns use in "To a Mouse"?

What are the speaker's feelings about the mouse stealing grain in "To A Mouse"?

What is the speaker acknowledging by calling the mouse "fellow mortal" in the poem "To a Mouse"?