Cori Martin

SLM 521

Dropin 5

In this activity you will read two poems written in response to one another. You will read each individually, then compare and contrast the two. Record the questions and your answers in your journal to be turned in later.

Read “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” by Christopher Marlowe.

http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/shepherd/shepherd.html

What mood is this poem?

What kind of love is being offered here?

Would you consider this poem romantic? Why or why not?

Now to contrast this poem, read Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1001.html

What is the tone of this poem?

Is this true love?

Do you consider this poem romantic or realistic? Why or why not?

Now that you have read both poems, write a paragraph on whether you think romance is practical or not, and why it is so popular.