THE RED, RED ROSE CLASS-11 NOTES
Summary of red, red rose
We discover the speaker within the terribly initial textual matter scrutiny his beloved with desirable things. Here, the love feelings of the speaker for his beloved are therefore strong.
The speaker compares the stunning, recent, and delicate red rose of the Gregorian calendar month to his beloved one. Next, the speaker contrasts his beloved with a sweet melody that competes in tune with sweetness.
The speaker praises her
beauty within the second textual matter and additionally makes very desirable
pledges joined to his love for her. he's in deep love with her, in step with
the speaker, as a result of her is incredibly beautiful. He adds that he' about
to love her till the complete ocean on this planet dry.
Even in the third stanza, the speaker's vow keeps going. He vows
to like his beloved until the rocks of this world are unfrozen by the rays of
the sun. till the tip of human life, he would love her.
Within the fourth stanza, during their temporary separation, the
speaker desires his beloved to possess a good life and a promising future. He
makes her say goodbye. we discover the speaker promising he like to come
within the final 2 lines, despite the fact that the journey is just too long
(ten thousand miles) and takes an awfully long time.
Understanding the text
Answer the following questions.
a. To which two things does the speaker compare
his love in the first stanza?
➜ In this poem, there are four distinct stanzas in which we see
speakers in contrast, admiration, hope, and promise. The speaker compares his
sweetheart to the young, delicate and adorable red July rose in the very first
verse. Then he compares it to a sweet melody that is played softly with a
beautiful melody. Here, these contrasts demonstrate the elegance of the
speaker's beloved.
b. What does the speaker promise in the second
and third stanzas?
➜ In the second and third verses, the speaker promises different
things to his beloved. He swears to love his beloved until the seas of the
earth have dried up, the fire of the sun has melted the ice, and human life is
over.
c. What imagery does he use in his promise, and
why do you think he uses such language?
➜ It uses the imagery of dry seas, molten rocks in the second and
third verses, and the end of human life. In the fourth verse, use the
illustration of a long journey. I guess he uses these words because his love
for his beloved is so deep and genuine.
d. In the last stanza, what event is about to
happen by mentioning the number of miles?
➜ Here the reconciliation event is about to happen by mentioning
the number of miles. The speaker promises to come back to his life after a
short, temporary separation from his beloved, even though the journey is so
long and time-consuming.
e. Which image in the poem do you find the most
memorable or surprising and why?
➜ Here in this poem, I find the most striking picture of dry seas
around the world, because the speaker's promise is treated in a very
interesting way. I continue to meditate on the state of the earth without water
after reading its beautiful promises.
Reference to the context
a. What can you infer about the speaker’s
devotion to his beloved from the following lines?
And I will come again, my love,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile!
➜ This beautiful and promising verse was taken from Robert Burns'
A Red love poem, Red Rose. At the end of the fourth verse, we find this verse.
This is where the speaker is deeply in love with his beloved. He makes a
promise to his beloved that he will return to his life after their temporary
separation. He promises to stay with her regardless of the length of the trip.
b. What is the theme of the poem?
➜ The immortality of the love bond and its feelings is the main theme of this poem. This poem has demonstrated the idea that the relationship of love never dies.
c. Paraphrase the whole poem into simple prose
form.
➜ The speaker is deeply in love with his beloved. His feelings
are so deep and genuine for his beloved.
Right now, his beloved is not there with
him. By making comparisons, promises, wishes, etc., he continues to remember
his beloved. Compare her beautiful beloved to a beautifully fresh and delicate
June rose and a sweet melody. He promises that he will love her forever. He
swears to love her and live with her until the oceans dry up, the rocks melt,
and human life is over. For a brief moment, he bids her farewell and wishes her
a bright future. He promises to get his life back in hand, even if the trip is
very long.
d. Literary devices are tools that enable the
writers to present their ideas, emotions, and feelings and also help the
readers understand those more profound meanings. Analyze the poem in terms of literary devices such as simile, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, and
assonance.
➜ The technique used to create comparisons using like or as. Here in
the very first verse, the speaker used a comparison in which he compared his
beloved with the beautiful fresh red July rose and the sweet melody using as.
Next, symbolism is a literary device
that uses symbols, be they words, people, signs, places, or abstract ideas, to
represent something beyond the literal meaning. For the speaker, the red rose and
the sweet melody are symbolically represented here. Love here symbolizes the
immortal relationship in this poem.
The image is a literary device used to
represent concepts through the use of images. The speaker used a series of
images for his beloved and his promises. Here we find images of red roses, dry
seas, loose rocks, end of human life, farewell, long journeys, etc.
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at short intervals at the
start of two or more words. We can find the alliteration here in this poem in
the very first verse that my love is like a red rose, red (LandR). We again
note the alliteration in verse fourteenth: well, a little! (W).
Subsequently, assonance is typically the repetition in literature or poetry of
similar or identical vowel sounds. These vowels are aligned and even in
consonant words in the closest words. From the first to the last line, we find
the assonance in the poem.
e. What is hyperbole? Explain its purpose by citing
examples of hyperbole used in the poem.
➜ For the sake of emphasis, hyperbole is a literary technique
that is used to exaggerate a sentence. The poet used this literary device to
present the intensity of the speaker's affection. In the second and third verses, we find the use of hyperbole in which the speaker said: "And I will love
you again my dear until the seas dry up" "And the rocks melt in sun!
”,“ While the sands of life will flow ”. Here, the speaker seems to exaggerate
her emotions in these lines to illustrate her desire to love her forever. The
last two lines, "And I will come back, my love, even if it was ten
thousand miles!" The speaker exaggerates the distance to demonstrate his
strong feelings of love.
f. What is refrain? Why is it used in the poem?
Explain citing an example from the poem.
➜ The refrain is a poetic device in poetry that focuses only on the
lines repeated at a distance. It is used to emphasize something and also to
produce rhythm in the poem. It is used to separate the stanzas. We find here a
refrain in this poem in the second, third, and fourth lines. The refrain in the
poem are as follows:
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
And fare thee weel
Reference beyond the text
a. What kind of love is expressed in "A Red,
Red Rose"?
➜ The poet shared his romantic love for his beloved in this poem, A Red, Red Rose, where his feelings run so deep. He compared his beloved with a fresh and beautiful July rose and also a sweet melody. He also made several promises to always love his beloved.
b.
Do you think that love
has power? Why do the poets compose poems addressing their beloved?
➜ Yes, I agree that love has authority. Love can also lead people
to perfection, where bad consequences can also be achieved. Poets are so
excited about their creations, I think. Most of the poets in the world tend to
write about the bond of love. Many poets write their poems addressing their
loved ones because they want to write down their own romantic experiences and
share them with others. Their love experience supports them to build the best
of Power.
c.
Poetry is the expression
of feelings and emotions. Explain
➜ Poetry is the representation of thoughts and feelings that
allows people to express themselves in writing. Poetry is a great way to
relieve emotions, exercise your imagination, and exchange ideas and thoughts
with others. Writing poems in a few words is an art, a way of communicating and
searching for meaning, a melody of passion that flows through the pages, words
that flow into each other and always convey the most feelings and emotions.
Intimates of Through a few lines of verse, poets can easily express their inner
thoughts and emotions. The works of the poets have a deep meaning of human
thoughts and emotions. Poetic lines create incredible definitions of human
feeling.
