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Robert Burns(1759-1796)A poet of the peasants, the national poet of Scotland.Outline of the lecture：1.Brief introduction of Burns and his poetry 2.Poem appreciation: A red, red rose 3.Summary: Features of Burns’ poetry 4.Appreciation: “days of long ago” His poems written in the Scottish dialect; many lyrics praising nature, love, and friendship, such as “A Red, Red Rose,” “My heart’s in the Highland”.In 2009 he was voted by the Scottish public as being the Greatest Scot, through a vote run by Scottish television channel STV。His “Auld Lang Syne” (Old Long Ago) which have been sung as a parting song in many places of the world in different languages. Burns‘s position in history 彭斯在文学史上的地位When Scotland forgets Burns, then history will forget Scotland ---19th century scholar and educationalist, J.S. Blackie.All Scotland rejoiced and was pround that such a famous poet of huge popularity had left a reflective heritage of his countrymens ways of life, the Scottish character and the mind of the Scottish Nation.Therefore, he is universally recognized as the national poet of Scotland, a peasant poet and a poet of the ordinary people.Celebration of BurnsBurns Night (Supper):On Jan. 25, as Burns night .Have haggis (羊肚包杂碎),traditional Scottish food,Play pipes,Poetry reading.--where Burns famous Address To a Haggis is read and the haggis is cut openPoetry of BurnsMainly, 3 kinds :1) Political poems. 2) Satirical poems. 3) Lyrics Lyrical: A red, red rose, written in 1794, published in 1796Stanza 1: The man’s sweetheart is very pretty.(Britain’s climate is cold. Flowers aren’t in bloom till June. )These 2 lines describe her pretty appearance.(Lines 3 4 praise her fine disposition温柔的性格)Stanza 2: The man pledges true love for her. Stanza 3: The man promises eternal love for her. Sands o’life:The ancient Europeans used a sandglass (or hourglass) to measure thetime. When all the sand in the glass was gone, it was the end of an hour. Here it is a hyperbole to say that the man’s life is