Nature and Environment (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Period when Burns wrote his poetry
Period when Burns wrote his poetry
End of 18th century
Enlightenment view of nature
Enlightenment view of nature
Control & master natural world
Romantic period view of nature
Romantic period view of nature
Source of inspiration; individual emotional response
Pastoral poetry
Pastoral poetry
Idealised rural life, shepherds, peaceful countryside
Georgic poetry
Georgic poetry
Agriculture, seasons, working relationship with land
Pope's poem referenced by Burns
Pope's poem referenced by Burns
Windsor Forest (1713)
Burns's poetic focus vs Pope's
Burns's poetic focus vs Pope's
Ordinary life vs elite social activity
Ecological awareness in Burns's poem
Ecological awareness in Burns's poem
Birds catalogued in specific natural habitats
Meaning of 'Avaunt'
Meaning of 'Avaunt'
Begone
Burns's term for human control over nature
Burns's term for human control over nature
Tyrannic man's dominion