LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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I cannot see the future
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I’m blind to my own faults
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Don’t rush forward blindly
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I cannot see what is in front of me
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Detailed explanation-1: -An’ never miss ‘t! Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!
Detailed explanation-2: -The most famous line of “To a Mouse” is this: “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley.” In other words, the most carefully arranged plans of both people and animals often go wrong.
Detailed explanation-3: -To A Mouse depicts Burns’ remorse at having destroyed the nest of a tiny field mouse with his plough. He apologises to the mouse for his mishap, for the general tyranny of man in nature and reflects mournfully on the role of fate in the life of every creature, including himself.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stanza 7: Connections Stanza seven continues to emphasise the link between mouse and human, indicating the uncertain future they both face, as the poem moves towards its climax. An awareness of Burns’ own life and times shows us that the best laid schemes of cotters (tenant farmers) gave no security at all.