Hearing poetry read aloud can help a reader understand the "music" and rhythm" that are defining and yet difficult to describe qualities of a poem. And if the poem is written in Scots dialect as in the case of Burns' poems, then hearing it read aloud might be necessary to understanding even the sense of the poem.
Here are some links to recordings of readings of Barbauld's and Burns' poems assigned for Monday.
Anna Barbauld, The Mouse's Petition to Dr. Priestley
Robert Burns, "Is There, In Honest Poverty" (A Man's A Man For All That)
And here's an audio recording with Highland scenery from YouTube.
Here are some links to recordings of readings of Barbauld's and Burns' poems assigned for Monday.
Anna Barbauld, The Mouse's Petition to Dr. Priestley
Robert Burns, "Is There, In Honest Poverty" (A Man's A Man For All That)
And here's an audio recording with Highland scenery from YouTube.
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