The speaker promises to return to his beloved after a brief separation with his beloved, though the journey is so long and takes the long time. The event of reconciliation is about to happen by mentioning the number of miles. His comparison of love with such things will show us how much genuine and profound his love is for his beloved. He vows to love his beloved until the earthly seas have dried up, the fire of the Sun has melted the rocks and human life is over. The speaker promises different things to his beloved. Poet represents his love as a new relationship with all the freshness and the excitement then he goes on to emphasize how long this love will last. Then he compares his love to a sweet melody song that is played sweetly with a fine tune. Meaning: The speaker compares his beloved to the delicate, fresh, charming and lovely red rose of July that has just bloomed.

His love will endure until the end of human life. According to him, it will last till the seas and oceans going dry, till the rocks melt and the earth has decayed. Here, the speaker uses three images to measure these feelings of love. Then, however, the speaker goes on to emphasize how long this love will last. Meanwhile, it also represents a new relationship with all the freshness and the excitement but the relationship doesn’t need to be long-lasting. The love is as sweet as a beautiful song played by a skilled musician. It describes the speaker’s deep love for his beloved and promises that his love will last longer than human life and even the planet itself remaining fresh and constant forever.Ĭontext: In this poem, the speaker describes his beloved with images that are beautiful, fresh, and charming as a flower that has just bloomed.

Introduction : The poem “A Red, Red Rose” is a lyrical ballad which was composed by Scotland national poet Robert Burns.

A red red rose song