“The Nymph’s Reply to the
Shepherd”
Page 231
Vocabulary
• Invigorate- energize
• Immortal- not subject to death
• Continuum- a continuous series
• Cumbersome- troublesome
• Coy- artfully shy (purposefully); sly
• Allusion- a casual reference
• Transpire- to occur/happen/take place
• Idealize- to make perfect; excellence
CARPE DIEM!!!
• Review: What does this term mean?
• Example?
Read page 231 Connection.
•Pastoral- Works are set in an
idealized countryside, and their characters are
often blends of naïve and sophisticated
characters. Marlowe’s poems are some of the
most famous pastorals.
Read “Passionate Shepherd to His Love” (page 235).
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8
12
20
24
What does the speaker want his love to do?
What will they do?
How is the speaker trying to win her over?
What pleasures is the speaker appealing to?
Do you think she would go live with him? Why/why not?
• How is this poem a pastoral? What is left out of this poem?
• How is the speaker offering the suggestion to “seize the day”?
• What is the effect of the repeated refrain in lines 20 and 24?
• Would you be persuaded? Why/why not?
Notebook: Fill in the following with images from
“Passionate Shepherd to His Love”:
Hearing
Sight
Smell
Touch
Creatively respond: ½ sheet of paper
• Write a ten-line response to the shepherd.
Would you go live with him and be his love, or
would you turn him down? Why? Your poem
needs to rhyme, as Marlowe’s does, and it must
be appropriate!
• Also, include a refrain that you repeat at least
two times.