O my luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June:
O my luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune
As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will love thee still, my dear.
Till a' the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
OI will love thee still, my dear.
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only live!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve.
Tho' it were ten thousand mile!
Match the items in List I with related ideas in List II
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A The Rocks |
I. June |
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B. Bonia lass |
II. played in tune |
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C. Red Rose |
III. fair |
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D. The Melody |
IV. melt with the Sun |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A. The Rocks | IV. melt with the Sun | The poet will love her "till ... the rocks melt wi' the sun". Rocks never melt in the sun, so the image stands for a love that will never end. |
| B. Bonia lass | III. fair | "As fair art thou, my bonie lass": bonie is the Scots word for pretty and a lass is a young girl; the poet calls her fair, that is, beautiful. |
| C. Red Rose | I. June | His love is like "a red, red rose, / That's newly sprung in June": fresh and in full bloom, like a rose that has just opened in early summer. |
| D. The Melody | II. played in tune | His love is also like "the melodie / That's sweetly played in tune": sweet and pleasing, like well-played music. |