2/28/2023 0 Comments Ragtime shmoopThe nymph wants a love that never fades, or affected with time. The shepherd love is only temporary, as the seasons changes, his love will also change. Likewise, the nymph is letting the shepherd know that his love, like the seasons, will not last. Hence the beauty of these flowers is only for a short season. Time caused this beauty of nature that the shepherd offered to be only temporary. In fact, as time passes by and winter comes they fade away and the fields are affected too. This imagery shows that while the beauty of the flowers in the spring time is magnificent, the flowers do not stay beautiful nor last forever. Even though the shepherd tried to use the beauty of nature (spring time) to convince the nymph to be his love, the nymph responded saying “The flowers do fade and wanton fields /To wayward winter reckoning yields” (9-10). Since time makes it impossible for them to always watch the sheep being fed in the field, the nymphs cannot become the shepherd’s love.Īnother way the poet show how time makes it impossible for the nymph to be the shepherd’s love is through the imagery of the seasons and how the seasons change. In essence, the nymph wants something that last forever. The nymph points out that even that romantic gesture will not last because of the influence of time. Moreover, as times passes by and sunset approaches, the flocks leave the field and go back to the barn for protection. Even though the shepherd offer is romantic, the nymph knows that the flocks are not always in the field. For instance, when the shepherd offered to spend time with her upon the rocks and watch sheep’s being fed, the nymph stated that, “time drives the flocks from field to fold” (5). One way in which Raleigh depicts how time changes everything and makes their love impossible is through a metaphor of pastoral life. The poet does this by using metaphor of pastoral life, imagery of the seasons, contrast of expensive apparels (manmade) and nature (non-manmade), as well as the nymph realization that both her youthful days and love are not eternal. Raleigh illustrates how time changes everything the shepherd offered her and makes it impossible for her to become his love. In that poem written in 1596, the nymph rejects the shepherd’s offer to become his love and explains why she cannot accept his offer. Sir Walter Raleigh was an English Aristocrat and poet, who wrote a poem called “The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd”.
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