The Nimphs reply to the Sheepheard - Sir Walter Ralegh

I LOVE this poem. I love wittiness and creativity. When I read "The Passionate Sheepheard" it was cute, but it seemed like a chick-flick. "The Nimphs reply" in this case is like a Scary Movie type of spoof of it. Maybe it's because I'm considered such a pessimist by a lot of people, that I like this poem. But the way I see it, I'm not pessimistic; I'm realistic. And that's what Ralegh is too - he's realistic about this whole situation.

Ralegh's poem seems more bold. It seems to be really emphatic. I love how Ralegh uses the same letter to start three words back to back to back in Line 6 (rivers, rage, and then rocks). This poem seems to be filled with so much more than just what's on the outside, but I can't decode it. I just know it gives me an adrenaline rush reading it. Ralegh takes each and every one of Marlowe's promises and just shoots them down. Everything Marlowe says is shot down. And it's not drawn out - it's just a short poem that gets its point across really quickly.

I always hated reading literature from old times past, but now it's easier - since the poems are long, I can spend more time dissecting each and every word. Even though I still don't understand a majority, or just simply don't pick up on it, it's still awesome.