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University of Alabama, Birmingham ENGLISH 12 Date: 10-29-20 7

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2. What is the difference between a love like a rose and a love that is like the seas going dry?

 

3. What does the last line mean?

 

 

“Auld Lang Syne”

 

4. When do we normally sing this poem set to music?

 

5. If “Auld Lang Syne” means “for old time’s sake,” what is the theme of the poem?

 

6. Who is the “we” mentioned in the poem?

 

7. Why do you think Burns wrote this poem in the Scottish dialect?