1. Biography Robert Burns was born in 1759 in Alloway Scotland the son of a poor tenant farmer. He was widely regarded as a national poet and is celebrated world wide. Burns wrote of his own rural experience as well as dealing with themes of patriotism, republicanism, class structure. He was regarded as a pioneer of the romantic movement and after his death he became a great source of inspiration.

2. Background We all know of his birth on January 25 th, 1759, in Alloway, near Ayr, in a clay cottage built by his father. His education was communal, that is to say that several neighbouring farmers decided to hire a teacher to educate their children. Encouraged by his father, Robert had a wide range of reading, including the English classics of his days, together with the local lore of Scotland, both from songs and tales.

3. Poems Ae Fond Kiss Auld Lang Syne Bannockburn Jean John Anderson, My Jo Mary Morison My Bonnie Mary O, My Love's Like a Red, Red Rose To a Mountain Daisy To a Mouse

4. Poem Analysis A red red rose I liked it because it is a really calm poem