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    leave more than one interpretation up for debate for even one central idea. Four examples of this being “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe, “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh, and “Raleigh Was Right” by William Carlos Williams which use an overarching narrative done by responses from other author. The poems are about a shepherd pronouncing his love to a woman by telling him the qualities of where he lives, but she rejects

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    “The Passionate to His Love”, “The Nymph’s Reply”, and “Raleigh Was Right” were all written by 3 authors. The authors who wrote “Passionate Shepard” are Marlowe which is the first poem. “The nymph’s Reply” was written by Raleigh, the last poem Raleigh was right” was written Williams. Williams transformed Marlowe and Raleigh’s central ideas by focusing on flowers, love and nature. Williams transformed the central idea of flowers because in Marlowe’s poem the shepherd says, “A cap of flower and a kirtle”

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    poem, “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”, by Sir Walter Raleigh, is the response to "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe’s poem was about a shepherd who promises many things to a lady if she becomes his love. This poem is the reply to Marlowe’s poem and takes whatever argument Marlowe put forth as the shepherd and rebuff it, essentially rejecting the shepherd’s confession. Raleigh uses metaphors, imagery and symbolism to strengthen and support the nymph’s response

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    “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Being a constant and unalterable force of nature, time is constant subject of renaissance poetry. While some poems have time as the main subject of their conceits, other poems such as William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 138” and Sir Walter Raleigh “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” have conceits that focus on other themes, but still portray time. “Sonnet 138” is a man pondering the changes of his relationship with his lover. “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” is a

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    The Emotional versus the Rational: A Literary Analysis and Comparison between Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Nymph’s Reply to Her Shepherd” and Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” "Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow"—Horace Horace’s statement on first glance, especially in light of treatment of thematic issues related to carpe diem poetry, might have a ring of truth to it, and might appear to be a reasonable and logical statement. It puts forward the

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    The great playwright Christopher Marlowe also wrote one of the most famous lyrical poems in British literature, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love." In this pastoral portrait, Marlowe reveals the shepherd's desire for a certain young lady to be his love. In "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," Sir Walter Raleigh voices the young lady's answer to this invitation. The two poems share the identical structures of rhyme scheme and meter. Also, the speakers share a similar desire for youthful love. However

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    Mrs. Doorway Shepherd & Nymph Essay 27 September 2017 Comparison and Contrast of The Shepherd & The Nymphs A comparison and contrast of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” reveal that these poems both have different viewpoints on love, nature, time and the material world. In this essay, I will be presenting how the Shepherd and the Nymph both have totally different views on love, nature, time and the material world. In the two poems, the shepherd and the nymph

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    “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” by Christopher Marlowe and “The Nymph’sReply” by Sir Walter Raleigh are two of the most well known of pastoral poems and theirresponses. Marlowe’s poem speaks of beautiful things a shepherd will make for his lady love,while Raleigh's response to Marlowe’s is a tongue-in-cheek poem of a woman who rebukes theshepherd’s actions. Of the many responses to Marlowe’s original poem, Raleigh's is the clearwinner. Due to his style, content, and opinion, Sir Walter Raleigh’s

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    poetry came into place during Queen Elizabeth's reign. Pastoral poems, is a form of poetry that deals with the lives of shepherds and shows a contrast between the innocence and simplicity of rural life compared with the city life. “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a type of pastoral poem composed by Christopher Marlowe in the late sixteenth century. This poem entails shepherds and the country life. This poem was written in a shepherd’s point of view who thinks idealistically and romantically

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    Christopher Marlowe wrote a poem called “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” This poem has a very idealistic or optimistic point of view, as the shepherd asks his love to come live a simple life with him in the country. Marlowe uses diction and imagery to portray a simple but beautiful and fulfilling life for his love, if only she chooses to come live with him. In response to Marlowe’s poem, in 1600, Sir Walter Ralegh wrote “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.” In contrast to Marlowe’s poem, Ralegh’s poem

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