In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences between 'A Red, Red Rose' by Robert Burns and 'A Birthday' by Christina Rossetti'.

... English Coursework ~ Love Poetry In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences between 'A Red, Red Rose' by Robert Burns and 'A Birthday' by Christina Rossetti'. Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 - July 21, 1796) was a poet and songwriter. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and in a "light" Scots dialect which would have been accessible to a wider audience than simply Scottish people. At various times in his career, he wrote in English, and in these pieces, his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. A cultural

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