"A Red, Red Rose" Poetry Assessment

Robert Burns, the author of "Red, Red Rose" is also known for penning the poem:

• "Old Gray Goose"

• "Ode to a Red Rose"

• "Auld Lang Syne"

• "Auld Rose of Yore"

In the poem, Burn refers to his love interest as which of the following? Select all that apply.

• "his bonny lass"

• "my only rock"

• "his bonny lad"

• "my only luve"

"Red, Red Rose" is written in:

• Sanskrit

• Scots

• shorthand

• Swahili

"O my luve is like a red, red rose" represents which type of figurative language device?

• symbolism

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

"And I will come again, my luve

Though it were a thousand mile."

The above lines from the poem use which type of figurative language?

• hyperbole

• symbolism

• alliteration

• metaphor