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Song (Ae fond Kiss) - Coggle Diagram
Song (Ae fond Kiss)
Poet and Context
Born to farmers
Robert Burns
Political Radical
Scottish
Written about Nancy whom he had had an affair with
Poem takes place after Nancy has left Burns to return to her husband
Often set poems alongside songs so this may allow them to be read differently
Traditonal Scottish Ballard Form
Structure & Language
AABBCC rhyming structure
Parallelism
Metaphors' occurring throughout
Tone of reflection and regret thru
repetition at the end suggests continuing pain
Themes
Love
Loss
Fleeting nature of feeling
Faithfulness
Duty
Plot
The character saying farewell to a lover
He feels depressed about his love life and other aspects
A distance is created, both physically and emotionally
Linking Poems
Who so list to hunt: immense attraction
She walks in beauty: impossibility in love
Remember : memories and the calm and collected tones
Key Quotes
'the star of hope she leaves him'
'Ae Fond Kiss' - 'Aefareweel'
'I'll wage thee' - I'll Pleadge thee'