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3.Sociological research "What do you know about Robert Burns and his poetry?"
I was interested to know what students of our school know about the national poet of Scotland Robert Burns. Therefore the questionnaire consisting of 3 questions was made. The survey involved students in grades 9, 26 people were interviewed (Application 2).
The following survey was proposed to students:
Responses’ group: Students of 9th forms (26 schoolchildren).
Questions:
1 / Have you heard about Robert Burns?
2 / What was he?
3 / Can you tell me any poems of Robert Burns?
Here are the results I’ve got
On the first question about Robert Burns: «Have you heard about Robert Burns?”
1 / 15 students (58%) out of 26 gave a positive result.
Further, the survey involved 15 students.
On the second question, "Who was he?"11 students from 26 or 42% of 26 respondents were able to answer that Robert burns was and is the great national poet of Scotland.
On the third question: "Can you name poems or songs of the poet?" 8 students out of 26 were able to name them. This was 19% of 26 respondents.
After analyzing the results of the survey, I came to the conclusion that few respondents from my school were able to answer questions about Robert Burns and his poetry, although in English lessons we talked about him and his poetry. My task is to acquaint students with the poet and his poetry.
Of course, the results were unexpected for me. It seemed to me that more students know about the national poet of Scotland.
Robert Burns is famous all over the world. And yet it is our country the Scots call his second home. Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak made the most complete translations of the great poet, and they are all stored in the Museum of Robert Burns in Alloway.
Alexander Tvardovsky wrote: "Marshak made Robert Burns Russian, leaving him Scottish."
260 years passed since the birth and 223 years passed since the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), but the memory of him still alive. Its influence on English literature, especially in the period of romanticism, is so great that it is difficult to define.
Burns is primarily a poet of joy of life. Many masterpieces of his lyrics is an enthusiastic hymn to the glory of youth, beauty, courage, loyalty, justice. He combined nature and the world of human feelings. In his poetry, descriptions of natural phenomena serve the purpose of a deeper disclosure of the inner world of the characters, to convey grief, joy, fun, sadness. Burns wrote simple and beautiful songs that were sung all over Scotland.
Working on the project and getting acquainted with the literature, we realized that many authors extol Robert Burns as a romantic poet — in the everyday and literary sense of this definition. However, in our opinion, Burns's worldview was based on the practical sanity of the peasants, among whom he grew up. With romanticism he, in essence, had nothing in common.
In addition, it can be assumed that his poetry is much ahead of his time, the era of Enlightenment, which, as the researchers note, is more characteristic of the allegory, which is based on ethical, that is, moral sense.
Having studied the topic of our project, we’ve realized that this theme is still relevant in our days, because Robert Burns is considered one of the most influential writers in the eighteenth century and new facts are appearing constantly in our days. We’ve understood how his poetry was close to people’s lives and he helps us to understand some facts from British history.
Thus, the purpose and tasks are reached. Hypothesis of this work is proved. In 1777 family moved to Lochlea. In 1778, Robert was fortunate enough to have a summer term of schooling at Kirkoswald. Returning to the farm, he composed Poor Mailie’s Elegy, Winter, and other early pieces, under a blooming interest to become a poet of the people, or as he put it, "a Scottish bard." In 1784 his father died, and Robert, with his brother Gilbert, moved to Mossgiel, in Mauchline. Most of Robert’s best work was accomplished here. At the age of 26, Robert helped his brother out on the farm. Every chance he got, during the day, he would pull his book out of his pocket and begin to read, and think out themes. At night, he climbed up into his attic room, where he wrote his thoughts down before going to bed. He wrote ballads, epistles, epitaphs, satires, and dedications. He wrote about winter, spring, and summer, rivers, braes, and uplands. He wrote about anything, and everything, that could have ever passed his mind working through those hard days on his farm.
After his father’s death, twenty-year-old Robert became a head of the family. He still worked tirelessly on the farm, and in the evenings often went to dance with the local beauties, to whom he devoted so many poems. Here Robert met seventeen-year-old Jean, the daughter of a rich and harsh contractor, who became his destiny, his love for all his life.
Conclusions
1/ Robert Burns was a poet of all forms.
2/ He knew how to touch the soul, and how to move its feelings.
3/ Poems, letters, songs accurately portray the life of Scotland of the eighteenth century.
4/ Today Burns’ work is known and loved by many people.
5/ Lots of countries have translated Burns’ work into their own languages.
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