The Shepherd Outline

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I.Introduction

A. In reality much like time, love fades away and much like nature, material items decay.

B. In “ The Nymph’s Reply To The Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh the nymph is being

Characterized as to being realistic and not caring for what the the shepherd can give

her.

C. Sir Walter Raleigh uses imagery and symbolism to develop the idea of the nymph’s

Unsympathetic views on love towards the shepherd.

II. Body Paragraph 1

A.In the poem “ The Nymph’s Reply To The Shepherd” Walter Raleigh uses imagery to show how the nymph feels towards the shepherd.

1.The Nymph isnt like any other woman, she doesn’t believe anyone can buy her love.

a.” Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses” (Raleigh 13).

b. The Nymph is
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Things don’t last so the Nymph doesn’t believe that she should be flattered by them.

1.The nymph shows her beliefs on how life is always changing and everything is only temporary.

Lujan 2

a. “Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten” (Raleigh 15)

b. Even if the shepherd’s love brought her everything, she still wouldn’t love him.

C. Items don’t last forever so there shouldn’t be a reason for love to be represented by them

III. Body Paragraph 2

A.In “ The Nymph’s Reply To The Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh uses paradox to taunt the shepherd.

1.The Nymph exposes the fact that the shepherd will say anything to flatter the nymph.

a.”And truth in every shepherd’s tongue” (Raleigh 2).

b. She mocks the shepherd by saying that every shepherd tell the truth even

Even though the reader knows she’s thinking otherwise.

B. Just like seasons, everything changes.

1.The shepherd represents spring and talks about sitting by the river on rocks.

a.”When the rivers rage and rocks grow cold” (Raleigh 6)

C. In the beginning a shepherd will do any say anything to flatter but in the end as

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