Composed In August by Robert Burns (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Rhyme scheme of 'Composed in August'
Rhyme scheme of 'Composed in August'
ABABCDED
Metre pattern in 'Composed in August'
Metre pattern in 'Composed in August'
4-beat verse (4 stressed syllables per line)
Internal rhyme definition
Internal rhyme definition
Word in line rhymes with word at line's end
What 'slaught'ring guns' represents (literary device)
What 'slaught'ring guns' represents (literary device)
Metonymy - guns stand for hunters
Scots word 'paitrick' means
Scots word 'paitrick' means
Partridge
Scots word 'cushat' means
Scots word 'cushat' means
Wood pigeon
Scots word 'ilka' means
Scots word 'ilka' means
Every
'Tyrannic man's dominion' meaning
'Tyrannic man's dominion' meaning
Oppressive power/tyranny over nature
Synecdoche example in poem (lines 23-24)
Synecdoche example in poem (lines 23-24)
'Flutt'ring gory pinion' - wing represents wounded bird
Poetic apostrophe in final verse
Poetic apostrophe in final verse
Speaker addresses absent Peggy using 'thou'