Passionate Shepherd and Nymph's Reply

A poem dealing with rural life, usually overly romanticizing that type of life

• Pastoral Poetry

• Preventative Poetry

• Pestilence Poetry

• Providential Poetry

Who is the intended audience in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?

• The Shepherd

• The Reader

• Poets

• His Love

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", what does the speaker urge his love to do?

• forgive him for loving another

• runaway with him to the city

• come live with him in the country

• help him feed the flocks

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which one best describes the setting in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"?

• imperfect

• primitive

• harmonious

• idealized

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What are the two things that the shepherd says he will do for his beloved?

• make a bed of roses and a gown of wool

• build her a house and start a garden

• sing songs and give her a feast

• give her jewels and silken skirts

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What does the speaker in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" NOT mention?

• Young boys dancing for his love.

• The pleasures and simplicity of life.

• The hardships of life in the country.

• Luxurious clothing made for his love.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In The Passionate Shepherd To His Love what best describes the poem's central idea?

• A Shepherd convincing a woman to come live with him and enjoy nature's pleasures

• Man is meant to live alone, preferably secluded.

• Love can conquer any challenge, specifically those found in the natural world.

• Nature is all a man needs to be happy.

Which of the following BEST describes the main idea in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?"

• Man is meant to live alone in a secluded place

• Nature is all a man needs to be happy

• The relationship between humans and nature is harmonious

• Love can conquer any challenge, specifically those found in nature.

Who is the "Speaker" in The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd?

• The Shepherd

• The Nymph

• His Love

• The Reader

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What relationship does the title of Raleigh’s poem ("The Passionate Shepherd") establish between Raleigh’s poem and Marlowe’s poem ("The Nymph's Reply")?

• They are not connected.

• Raleigh and Marlowe both like Shepherds.

• Raleigh wanted to anger Marlowe.

• Raleigh wrote it as an answer to Marlowe.