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Universidade Federal de Tocantins - UFT
2013
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John Barleycorn

By Robert Burns

There was three kings into the east,
Three kings both great and high,
And they hae sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn should die.

They took a plough and plough'd him down,
Put clods upon his head,
And they hae sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn was dead.
But the cheerful Spring came kindly on,
And show'rs began to fall;
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surpris'd them all.

The sultry suns of Summer came,
And he grew thick and strong;
His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears,
That no one should him wrong.
Available at: classiclit.about.com/library/b-etexts/rburns/bl-rburns-johnabarley.htm. (Excerpt)

Glossary:
  • Hae - to have
  • Oath - A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God, a god, or a sacred object as witness
  • Sultry -Very humid and hot
After reading the poem, it's possible to say that:
A
It's a sonnet - a poem in iambic pentameter.
B
It's a narrative ballad - tells a folk tale or legend in a sequence of connected events.
C
It´s a lyric poem - describes the poet's innermost feelings.
D
It's an elegy- tells a lament for the death of a particular person.
E
It's an epic poem - tells a story of heroic figure.