英美文学：部分作家介绍和评论—Robert Burns

　　Robert Burns (1759-96)

　　The national poet of Scotland; wrote chiefly in Scottish dialect; published his first volume in 1786, “ Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect”; his themes vary: love and friendship, natural beauty of his native Scotland, the life and labor of the common people, the patriotism of his people and their struggle for liberty; satires on the corruption and hypocrisy of the clergy and high society. His poetry is noted for its beautiful lyricism and sincerity of emotions, and is characterized by a profound sympathy for the down-trodden people. He ranks among the greatest poets Britain has ever produced.

　　A Red Red Rose

　　Simple language, sincere feelings, beautiful melody, written essentially in the ballad stanza, rhyming abcb

　　Figures: alliteration, assonance, repetition, parallelism, simile, metaphor, hyperbole.

　　The Scottish words give a national coloring and the archaic words (art, thee) create a sense of formality.

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