Robert Burns

In writing a critical appreciation of “A Bard’s Epitaph” by Robert Burns, you may want to consider how the tone, character, or alliteration in the poem resonate with the poem’s wisdom. The poem’s...

Robert Burns's poem "Scots Wha Hae" is a patriotic call to arms that recalls the 1314 Scottish victory against the English in the Battle of Bannockburn. It uses such literary devices as imagery,...

The theme of Robert Burns' poem "My Heart's in the Highlands" is nostalgia and love for the Scottish Highlands. The speaker laments leaving his homeland and expresses a deep longing to return. The...

The poem "John Anderson My Jo" by Robert Burns is a reflection on aging and enduring love, expressed by John's wife. She reminisces about John's youthful appearance and their shared experiences,...

I would say that the theme of this song or poem is the idea that love is what makes the world go 'round, as they say.  The speaker is saying that it is "the lasses" that make life happy. In...

In my opinion, Robert Burns is known as a "people's poet" because of the themes of many of his poems.  In many of his poems, he expresses his sympathy for the problems of the common people....

The main theme in "The Lazy Mist" is the ephemeral quality of life. In the poem, the narrator's attention is drawn to the "lazy mist" and how it heralds a change in season. He decides that the mist...

The only comparison I can see is that in "A Red, Red Rose" speaks of the newness of life in the season of early summer. It is a time of promise, and the tone of the poem is filled with promise. He...