LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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English domination of Scotland
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Mistreatment of animals by humans
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Damage done to the earth by humans
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Ruin of even well-planned human efforts
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker addresses the mouse in humorous, good-natured terms, as a “Wee” ("little") “sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie.” The use of the affectionate “wee” as well as the diminutive terms “beastie” and “breastie” suggest that the speaker might be laughing a bit at the mouse.
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: -An’ never miss ‘t! Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!