“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh

What does the narrator state about living with the shepherd?

• That she would gladly do so.
• That she can't stand his guts.
• That she can't, because she never met him.
• That it's unrealistic - youth and love does not last forever.

How does the narrator act towards the shepherd?

• She ridicules him for his unrealistic fantasies.
• She praises him for his idealistic mindset.
• She pities him for having no love.
• She hates him for his rude nature.

Why does the narrator say she can't be the shepherd's love?

• Because life and love does not last.

• Because they live too far away from each other.

• Because she cannot stand him.

• Because he does not have enough money.

What does her response reveal about the nymph?

• She is very cynical and she knows what she wants.

• She hates sheep.

• She is already married and unavailable.

• She is ready and willing to marry the shepherd.

Who wrote “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”?

• Christopher Marlowe

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• William Shakespeare

• William Blake

What does the nymph claim might convince her to love the shepherd?

• Everlasting youth

• Endless love and joy

• If time did not exist

• All of the above

Does the nymph believe that love lasts forever?

• yes

• no

Identify the tone of the speaker.

• sarcastic

• cynical

• condescending

• All of the above

Is Raleigh's poem more realistic and practical than Marlowe's poem?

• yes

• no

In this poem, the nymph talks about winter...why?

• Because she loves winter

• Because winter is a lonely, barren time

• Because she wants to be married in the winter

• Because she wants to go skiing