Question

1. Read the last two stanzas from "A Red, Red Rose" By Robert Burns

'Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt wi' the sun;

I will luve thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve!

And fare thee weel a-while!

And i will come again, mu luve,

Tho it were ten thousand mile.'


Which Poetic device does the poet us to separate the ideas in the first two stanzas of this poem from the last two stanza's?


A. The use of simile in the poem

B. The use of imagery when he describes love like sea

C. The consistent use of continuing punctuation at the end of each line

D. The change from ballad form in the beginning to common form at the end

Answer 1

D. The change from ballad form in the beginning to common form at the end

Answer 2

The poetic device that the poet uses to separate the ideas in the first two stanzas of this poem from the last two stanza's is D. The change from ballad form in the beginning to common form at the end.

Explanation:

Burns made this poem by deconstructing songs and ballads as an inspiration, that's the reason why the poem changes from the first stanzas to the lasts ones, not only in their foundation but also in the devices he used the first two stanzas have simile while the other two don't.