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Reception Theory
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Reception theory focuses on the way a
work of literature is received by its reader. Reader may be unaware of the fact
but in the process of reading they are constantly making hypotheses about the
meaning of what they are reading
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RED, RED ROSE
Robert
Burns (1759-1796)
O
my luve is like a red, red rose,
That's
newly sprung in June.
O
my luve is like the melodie
That's
sweetly played in tune.
As
fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So
deep in luve am I,
And
I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till
a' the seas gang dry.
Till
a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And
the rocks melt wi' the sun!
And
I will love thee still, my dear,
While
the sands o' life shall run.
And
fare thee well my only luve!
And
fare thee well a while.
And
I will come again my luve,
Tho’ it were a thousand miles.
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O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
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That’s newly sprung in June
Analysis:
The speaker saying his love is like red
rose that is sprung in June.
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O my Luve’s like the melodie
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That’s sweetly play’d in tune
Analysis:
The speaker next compares his love to a
melodie that is “sweetly play’d in tune.
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As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
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So deep in luve am I
Analysis:
Bonnie means beautiful/pretty and lass
refers to a girl (although sometimes it means something like sweetheart). The
speaker says that he is “deep in luve” as the “bonnie lass” is fair.
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And I will luve thee still, my dear
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Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Analysis:
The speaker says he will “luve” his
“bonnie lass” until all the seas gang dry up.
The speaker means that he will love his
“lass” forever.
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Till a’ seas gang dry, my dear
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And the rocks melt wi’ the sun!
Analysis:
The speaker also tells us he will love
her until the rocks melt wi’ the sun”.
The speaker says he will love forever or
at least until long after their lives are over.
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And I will love thee still, my dear
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While the sands o’ life shall run
Analysis:
The sands o’ life shall run means “while
I’m still alive”. The speaker says he will love his lass for a really long
time-as long as he lives.
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And fare thee well my only luve!
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And fare thee well a while
Analysis:
Suddenly, it’s time to say goodbye. Fare
thee well means farewell.
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And I will come again my luve
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Tho’ it were a thousand miles
Analysis:
The speaker tells his luve that he will
come again, even if he has to walk ten thousand miles.
Conclusion:
The speaker who is love tend rational.
The poem is an expressions of the speaker’s powerful, undying love. His love is
lasting, for real, and awesomely awesome. In fact, that he would even walk ten
thousand miles to see his bonnie lass again.
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