Which of these lines contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry?

"By the stream & o'er the mead ..."

"To such a deep delight 'twould win me ..."

"But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din ..."

"What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!"

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Braxton Armstrong

23 April, 22:03

Which of these lines contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry?

"By the stream & o'er the mead ..."

"To such a deep delight 'twould win me ..."

"But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din ..."

"What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!"

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I would say that the line that contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry is the last one - "What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!"

Beastie is a word used often in Scottish English, I believe.

Which of these lines contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry?"By the stream & o'er the mead ...""To such a deep delight 'twould win me ...""But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din ...""What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!"

Which of these lines contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry?

"By the stream & o'er the mead ..."

"To such a deep delight 'twould win me ..."

"But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din ..."

"What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!"