RR: Burns 1.

Another supporter of the American and French Revolutions, Burns wrote of views that criticized the Church and questioned the way of thinking of the past. He wrote in an Irish dialect in poems such as Tam OShanter. Other views of Burns, aside from his views on the Church included his love interests, written in such poems as A Red, Red Rose. The poem Song: For a that and a that also dealt with his struggle against poverty. Many of his poems were set to songs and tunes of Irish folk songs. 2. 5 Questions for class discussion: factual, interpretive, evaluative; questions must be accompanied by answers. (Refer to Blooms Taxonomy.) What dialect is used in Tam OShanter: A Tale? What are its characteristics? It is written in a Irish dialect which includes many contractions of words such as As Tammie glowerd, amazd and curious (Lines 143) How does Burns criticize the rich and powerful in Song: For a that and a that? He states that they are actually lower than the poor, for they live arbitrary lives, whereas the poor man makes an honest living. A prince can make a belted knightbut an honest mans aboon his mightare higher rank than athat. (Lines 25, 32) What is the poem To a mouse about? When a farmer destroys a mouses home, he apologizes to the mouse that he means no harm. He states although the mouse eats a bit of corn, he harvests much more and cannot obstruct in the mouses harvest as well. He states that the mouse is like men, harvesting their own goals. The poems To a mouse and To a louse are both directed at two very small creatures. How are they similar or different? Although they are both small, Burns praises the mouse, yet criticizes the louse. He states to the louse that it should Gae somewhere else and seek your dinner, on some poor body (Lines 11-12) in To a Louse. When comparing the two poems it is clear that Burns approves of the mouse as it is the same as poor men in finding their own fortunes, whereas he does not approve of the ways the louse lives its life. How does his fight against poverty affect his views on the church and people of power? He shows that the rich and powerful suppress the lower class, creating harder lives for them in poems such as Song: For a that and a that in which he says the honest man, though eer ease poor, is king o men for athat (Lines 15-16). 3. One Significant Quotation: include page number, act and scene and speaker or narrator; quote must be accompanied by analysis of its relevance. From Song: For a that and a that: the honest man, though eer ease poor, is king o men for athat (Lines 15-16).

Blake is telling the reader that the rich are dishonest, as compared to the poor honest man making an honest living. Thus, he further criticizes the rich who he believes to be suppressing the poor. 4. Reaction Response Additional Class Notes Assigned writing topic, etc. Burns is similar to Blake in which they both are supporters of the Revolutions of the time. They both criticize the church and the people of wealth and power.