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If by translation you mean describe what it means then this poem is about material items and love. The passionate shepherd tries to woo his love by promising her all the luxuries he can afford. If you read Raleigh's reply in the Nymph's Rep...
It is actually a pastoral lyric , which simply means that it portrays the rural/counrtyside setting as an ideal (or idyllic) place, kinda like the Garden of Eden (was)...The shepherd is repeating all the features of the countryside as a mea...
The tone of the poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love' by Christopher Marlowe is thoughtful, contemplative and dreamy. The rhythm is gentle and sing-song - almost like a lullaby as if the poet is coaxing his love with soporific words. T...
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Christopher Marlowe's (1564-1593) pastoral love lyric "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" is believed to have been written in 1588 when he was a student at Cambridge. It was published posthumously in 1599. The poem is the "...
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This poem is in the category of Pastorals, which Renaissance poets like Marlowe wrote to convey their thoughts and feelings about love and other subjects. Pastorals contain idealized, rural settings ("...and we sit upon the rocks, seei...
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If you're responding to the poem, then you're the woman the passionate shepherd is wooing. He's inviting you to live with him and be his love. You have two choices. You can respond by saying that you'd love to take him up on his offer, or y...
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In general, the poem, stanza by stanza is a different promise made by a Shepard to a woman. These promises are made on the basis of her accepting to "live with me". This clearly points to a sexual connection that has no compromise...
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There are only 6 stanzas in "The Passionate Shepher to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe. If you mean the 6th stanza, Marlowe presents an idealized pastoral world full of romance without the harsh realities of life for a shepherd. ...
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This poem is an example of the pastoral genre of poetry. Pastoral refers literally to the 'pasture' or the fields where shepherds lived in the pre-industrial era. But pastoral poetry as a genre refers to the kinds of values, emotions and im...
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The very first line of the poem "Come live with me and be my Love," (line 1) implies the youth of both parties. Since neither of them currently has a spouse (and are thus free to marry each other) it follows that they both might ...
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