Front | Robert Burns - Song (Ae Fond Kiss) Explore: x3 Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae fareweel, and then for ever! |
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Back | •'fond' platonic vs 'heart wrung' => highly emotive register is a deep rooted feeling that acts as visual image for his libertine opposition to social parameters •'sever' connotations irrevocable permanence + physical rather than just emotional => loss of her tangible presence • End-stopping adds weight to the realisation of his loss + sense of finality |
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