Nature and Environment (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What dual perspective created tension in Burns's nature poetry?
What dual perspective created tension in Burns's nature poetry?
Farmer understanding need vs poet mourning
Which literary period emphasized humanity's ability to control and master the natural world?
Which literary period emphasized humanity's ability to control and master the natural world?
The Enlightenment
What type of poetry addresses practical themes like agriculture and seasonal changes?
What type of poetry addresses practical themes like agriculture and seasonal changes?
Georgic poetry
Which earlier work does Burns reference with the phrase 'slaught'ring guns'?
Which earlier work does Burns reference with the phrase 'slaught'ring guns'?
Pope's Windsor Forest (1713)
What defining characteristic of Romantic poetry does Burns's focus on ordinary life represent?
What defining characteristic of Romantic poetry does Burns's focus on ordinary life represent?
Democratization of poetry
How does nature function in Romantic poetry according to the note?
How does nature function in Romantic poetry according to the note?
Actively shapes speaker's thoughts/emotions
According to the poem, where do partridges prefer to live?
According to the poem, where do partridges prefer to live?
Fertile uplands (fruitful fells)
What effect does the language 'loves' and 'haunts' create when describing birds?
What effect does the language 'loves' and 'haunts' create when describing birds?
Suggests birds have natural habitat rights
What does the word 'Avaunt' mean in the poem's condemnation of hunting?
What does the word 'Avaunt' mean in the poem's condemnation of hunting?
Begone
How does Burns characterize human control over nature in his environmental critique?
How does Burns characterize human control over nature in his environmental critique?
As 'cruel' and 'tyrannic'