love for his motherland;suchas"My Heart's in the Highlands" E.Burns wrote some verse-tales which he based on old Scottish legends.In these poems,he sings of the heroic spirit of the Scottish people in their struggle against their oppressors.The best example ofthese poems is"John Barleycorn". F.Burns wrote a number of poems on the theme of revolution,such 51 as“The Tree of Liberty”and“A Revolutionary Lyric'” G.Burns also achieve success in the field of satire.E.g."The Toadeater'” H.Poems like"The Jolly Beggars"are characterized by humor and lightheartedness. 3.0 Features of Burns's Poetry A.Burns is the greatest song writer in the world.He is the national poet of Scotland.Most of his poems and songs were written in Scotch dialect. B.Burns was a plowman.He came from the people and wrote for the people.He was the people's poet.His peasant origin and environment especially aided him in mastering the happy simplicity,humor,directness and optimism,which are characteristic ofold Scottishsongs. C.Burns had a deep knowledge and an excellent mastery of the old 5 Scotch song tradition.He learned a lot from it in his poems.Thislove for his motherland; such as "My Heart's in the Highlands". E. Burns wrote some verse-tales which he based on old Scottish legends. In these poems, he sings of the heroic spirit of the Scottish people in their struggle against their oppressors. The best example of these poems is "John Barleycorn". F. Burns wrote a number of poems on the theme of revolution, such as “The Tree of Liberty” and “A Revolutionary Lyric” G. Burns also achieve success in the field of satire. E.g. “The Toadeater”. H. Poems like “The Jolly Beggars” are characterized by humor and lightheartedness. 3.0 Features of Burns's Poetry A. Burns is the greatest song writer in the world. He is the national poet of Scotland. Most of his poems and songs were written in Scotch dialect. B. Burns was a plowman. He came from the people and wrote for the people. He was the people’s poet. His peasant origin and environment especially aided him in mastering the happy simplicity, humor, directness and optimism, which are characteristic of old Scottish songs. C. Burns had a deep knowledge and an excellent mastery of the old Scotch song tradition. He learned a lot from it in his poems. This 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’