English Literature / Unit 12 ENL 1113 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"To a Mouse" and "A Red, Red Rose"
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The idea
"To a Mouse," of seventeen eighty-five, addresses a mouse whose nest the poet has turned up with his plough, an emblem of human dominion and shared hardship. "A Red, Red Rose," of seventeen ninety-four, is a love song in Scots built on traditional sources.
In practice
A ploughed-up nest; a love song.
Where people slip
Both are in Scots, from common life.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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