Comparison and close reading of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply”

by Marlowe and Raleigh

Vocabulary:

Pastoral poetry: poems which show country life in aidealized way.

Carpe diem poetry: poems which show the ideals of carpe diem, seize the day

Read the first poem on page 259 and answer the following questions.

  1. _____The purpose of this poem is best described as
  2. A young man trying to get a young woman to run away with him to the city
  3. A young man asking a young lady to live with him in the country by telling her all that he owns
  4. A young man explaining all the great things about the country
  5. A young man asking a young lady to live with him in the country by telling her all the great things about it
  6. _____Which of the following lines is pastoral
  7. Come live with me and be my love
  8. And we will all the pleasures prove
  9. The shepherd swains shall dance and sing
  10. If these delights thy mind may move
  11. _____Which word bests describes the speaker’s attitude
  12. Serious
  13. Light-hearted
  14. Melancholy
  15. Silly
  16. _____The rhyme scheme is
  17. Abab
  18. Aabb
  19. Abcc

Read the response to this poem on page 261 and answer the following questions.

  1. _____Which word best describes the speaker’s attitude
  2. Serious
  3. Sarcastic
  4. Satirical
  5. Light-hearted
  6. _____The images Raleigh gives compare to Marlowe’s by pointing out that
  7. Love doesn’t last
  8. The shepherd doesn’t own the things he claimed he does
  9. These beautiful things in nature will eventually die or fade away
  10. The young lady is already married
  11. _____Raleigh fulfills his purpose by contrasting which of the following with Marlowe’s words
  12. A honey tongue, a heart of gall
  13. If all the world and love were young
  14. Then these delights my mind might move

Comparison of the two poems:

You will be writing a block paragraph comparing how the two poems are carpe diem poems using the following concrete details: speaker and addressee, the literary term imagery, and poem type pastoral.

How has each poet created a carpe diem poem?

Marlowe Raleigh

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What do we know about the speakers in both poems? How do we know these things?

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What specific images do the poets use in both poems?

Marlowe Raleigh

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How has each poet created a pastoral poem?

Marlowe Raleigh

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In a block paragraph you will, start with a topic sentence comparing how the two are carpe diem poems. Then you will have a block about the aspects of the first poem; then a transition; then a block about the second poem. Finally you will have a concluding sentence. This will be a long paragraph. Follow the outline.

Topic sentence: ______

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Concrete detail: How does Marlowe use the speaker and addressee? ______

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Elaboration: explain how the concrete detail supports the topic sentence. ______

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Concrete detail: How does Marlowe use specific images? ______

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Elaboration: explain how the concrete detail supports the topic sentence. ______

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Concrete detail: How does Marlowe use pastoral ideals? ______

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Elaboration: explain how the concrete detail supports the topic sentence. ______

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Transition word ______

Concrete detail: How does Raleigh use the speaker and addressee? ______

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Elaboration: explain how the concrete detail supports the topic sentence. ______

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Concrete detail: How does Raleigh use specific images? ______

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Elaboration: explain how the concrete detail supports the topic sentence. ______

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Concrete detail: How does Raleigh use pastoral ideals? ______

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Elaboration: explain how the concrete detail supports the topic sentence. ______

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Concluding sentence which summarizes ______

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