... say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but what of satire? Tam O" Shanter by Robert Burns is considered by many to be a mock epic due to Burns's skillful use, manipulation, and exaggeration of the conventions inherent ... form or place to express this idea than in a realm previously reserved for only that which is considered extraordinary. Burns mocks almost every facet of epic poetry in Tam O" Shanter. The first and foremost convention to be mocked is the epic hero. The epic hero is a man of extraordinary and often times super human capabilities ... in nearly all areas of...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Robert Burns was one of Scotland's most celebrated literary figures, producing some of the most beloved Scottish poems ever. He was Scotland's National Poet, writing brilliant narrative poems, such as Tam o"Shanter, The Holy Fair, and Auld Lang Syne. But in another sense, his life was so short, so contradictory to itself that the words, the Life of Robert Burns sounds ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School