Essays Tagged: "Robert Burns"

"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.

eir broken dreams. The title, "Of Mice and Men" is adapted from the poem, "To a Mouse" by the great Robert Burns. The complete line of the poem is:"The best laid plans O' mice and men gang aft agley." ...

(3 pages) 41 1 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Essay comparing two poems, "Holy Willie's Prayer" and "The Holy Fair," by Robert Burns.

Literary Analysis: Poems by Robert BurnsIn a small Scottish town of Alloway, Ayreshire, a rare boy overwhelmed with talent was r ... s (Ferguson, p.242). That was two centuries ago, and more than half of his poems have survived him. Robert Burns referred to today as a legend, wrote poems that would draw the minds of great men and s ... re to find a character that shares the same traits as Willie; The Holy Fair, another famous poem of Robert Burns, is not an exception. It has received compliments no less than Holy Willie's Prayer. Th ...

(4 pages) 52 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Life of robert burns

Robert BurnsRobert Burns was known by the critics in his days as a literary genius, writing over 250 ... poverty until 1766 when William rented a farm. The farm was a failure and they just got even worse. Robert got very little education because he spent most of his time working on the farm with his fami ... as he could. His father and one of their neighbors scraped together some money to hire a tutor for Robert and his younger brother Gilbert. The tutor taught them history, math, and literature. The fir ...

(4 pages) 28 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck Comment on the relevance of the title of plot, characterization and themes of the novel.

s as well as companionship.The title of the novel "Of Mice and Men", is a reference to a section of Robert Burns poem: "The best laid schemes o' mice and men, gang aft agley. And leave us not but grie ...

(4 pages) 49 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Love poetry coursework

ry essence though naivety and purity.The poems which I have chosen to study are "a red red rose" by Robert Burns an eloquent heart rendering piece which paints the picture of love to be like a strong ...

(2 pages) 43 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

William Wallace: The Man & The Myth

Scotland, Wallace polled 169 votes to take second place from Bruce with 161 votes, both well behind Robert Burns' runaway victory with 268 votes, but safely ahead of Walter Scott down in seventh place ... er-Roszak 12).One aspect of the film that I discovered to be very inaccurate was with the character Robert the Bruce. In the film he betrayed Wallace at the battle of Falkirk by knocking him of his ho ...

(6 pages) 47 1 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Romanticism

, and Keats ("the second generation"). Such an association leaves out the earlier William Blake and Robert Burns, both clearly Romanticists. Likewise, such a limitation ignores the fact that Victorian ...

(3 pages) 99 0 4.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

A biography of John Greenleaf Whittier and an analyzation of his writing styles and one Poem in Particular, "Telling the Bees"

education, yet still devoted himself to study and reading. When he was fourteen, he was inspired by Robert Burns's poetry, and because of this, he decided to write his own poetry. His first poems, pub ...

(6 pages) 22 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

The Catcher In The Rye: Why It Is An American Classic?

mpiety. Ironically, the title of the book, ‘The Catcher In The Rye’, taken from a song by Robert Burns, actually has sexual connotations within it, corrupting the very ideal and notion Holde ...

(9 pages) 31 1 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Of Mice And Men, To A Mouse: Connection Or Coincidence?

the 1785 poem "To A Mouse." The poem depicts the fleeing of a mouse in terror as a plow, driven by Robert Burns, the author, destroys its nest. Through the mouse's tribulations Burns proceeds to cons ...

(2 pages) 5 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Of Mice And Men Theme Analysis

nd Men The novel written by John Stienbeck was based on the quote of a Scottish poet by the name of Robert Burns who said "The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft aglay." Translated into modern ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Analysis of the Title Of Mice and Men

all hopes and dreams for the future destroyed, by referencing to the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, in which he tells a story of a mouse that was going to live its winter in a nice, warm ...

(3 pages) 6 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Gwen Harwood Gender Analysis

the poem provides familiarity and rythmn, and the poet also uses the lyric poem 'A Red Red Rose' by Robert Burns paradoxically.'And drink your juices dry, my dear, and grind your bones to sand… ...

(4 pages) 27 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Of Mice And Men

edad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and men going wrong. The book generally is about ...

(5 pages) 1490 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Comparison Of Frankenstien To A Seperate Peace

Robert Burns once said "mans in humanity to man makes countless thousands mourn." this means when on ...

(1 pages) 1322 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck Essay

he theme of Steinbeck's novel, we should look at the title first, which is an allusion to a line of Robert Burns, a Scottish poet: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft aglay." Translated in ...

(5 pages) 1170 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

In the Life of Holden Caulfield

and he must stay a kid forever. He talks about this vision that he has. It is all about the poem by Robert Burns, “Comin Thro' the Rye.” He says, “Anyway I keep picturing all these kids ...

(5 pages) 4 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Of Mice and Men Theme, Title, and Point of View Analysis

le:The best laid schemes of mice and menGo often askewJohn Steinbeck's title came from this line in Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse" Just this line reflects a great deal about the book. George and Lenn ... was superior.Sources Consultedwww.freebooknotes.comOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck"To a Mouse" by Robert Burns

(3 pages) 3715 0 1.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An Analysis of Three Robert Frost Poems

Robert Frost (1874-1963), the four-time Pulitzer Prize winning American poet, was a teacher and a le ... early on to the world of books, reading. He passionately studied the works of William Shakespeare, Robert Burns and William Wordsworth. He also devel-oped an enduring love for nature, the great outdo ...

(5 pages) 28 0 2.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry