The True Loyal Natives by Robert Burns
The speaker calls on the Loyal Natives to revel in uproar and riot, declares their corps free of envy and hatred, and asks what protects them from contempt.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Satirical Poetry, Epigram · 48 words
First lines
Ye true "Loyal Natives" attend to my song / In uproar and riot rejoice the night long; / From Envy and Hatred your corps is exempt, / But where is your shield from the darts of Contempt!
Genres
- Satirical Poetry — The address pairs apparent praise of the corps with riotous behavior and a final challenge about contempt.
- Epigram — Four rhyming lines culminate in a pointed question that turns the preceding assurance into ridicule.
Tags
loyalty · riot · contempt · satire
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Satirical Poetry, Epigram
- Length: 48 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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