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    Literary Devices Week 2

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    The document discusses the use of alliteration in the poems "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe. It notes that both poems use alliteration to create flow and emotive effects. For Raleigh's poem, the nymph's responses are made witty and melodic through alliteration. For Marlowe's poem, alliteration is used to hint at lust and draw attention. The comparison of alliteration used by the nymph versus the shepherd implies the nymph is a mythical creature and the shepherd is human.

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    The document discusses the use of alliteration in the poems "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe. It notes that both poems use alliteration to create flow and emotive effects. For Raleigh's poem, the nymph's responses are made witty and melodic through alliteration. For Marlowe's poem, alliteration is used to hint at lust and draw attention. The comparison of alliteration used by the nymph versus the shepherd implies the nymph is a mythical creature and the shepherd is human.

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    Literary Devices Week 2

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    Grace Runstedler
    The document discusses the use of alliteration in the poems "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe. It notes that both poems use alliteration to create flow and emotive effects. For Raleigh's poem, the nymph's responses are made witty and melodic through alliteration. For Marlowe's poem, alliteration is used to hint at lust and draw attention. The comparison of alliteration used by the nymph versus the shepherd implies the nymph is a mythical creature and the shepherd is human.

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    The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd and The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

    Alliteration

    In the two poems The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd by Sir Walter Raleigh; and

    The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe, instances of alliteration

    are seen to be important. Raleigh uses alliteration in each paragraph to signify what the

    nymph is, while Marlowe uses alliteration less, but uses it to create feelings. According to

    Oregon State University, alliteration is used in poems to create a “lyrical” poem, to evoke

    an “emotive effect”. In both poems, alliteration is seen to introduce the flow of the poem;

    seen in instances such as “pleasures prove,” and “might me move”. For Marlowe’s poem,

    instances of alliteration can be interpreted as important moments. He creates emotions

    when he ties the sounds to one another, and this can make the readers remember these

    texts more. For instance, when he uses alliteration in the first paragraph; “pleasures

    prove”, the reader can interpret this as him hinting at thoughts of lust. He continues to use

    alliteration to create ideas for the audience, and further attract attention to the text.

    With Raleigh, he also creates feelings for the audience by using alliteration, but

    alliteration allows Raleigh to have the ability to make a character of the supernatural. His

    character’s response can be assumed to be witty and melodic due to the use of

    alliteration, seen in instances such as “flowers do fade,” or “wayward winter”. From this

    lyrical flow, the nymph can be assumed to be a fairy-like creature. The comparison

    between the Nymph’s tone in speech and the Shepherd’s tone in speech can infer that the

    nymph is a mythical creature while the Shepherd is human. This is seen in the difference

    between the use of alliteration by phrases like “flocks from field to fold;” stated by the

    nymph and “Seeing the Shepherds,” and “feed their flocks;” stated by the Shepherd. The
    nymph is cunning whereas the Shepherd is romantic. The poem with the nymph creates a

    melody for the readers to visualize, while the poem with the Shepherd signifies the

    Shepherd's love and admiration for someone.


    Works Cited

    Bude, Tekla. “What is Alliteration? || Definition & Examples | | College of Liberal Arts | Oregon

    State University.” College of Liberal Arts,

    https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-alliteration. Accessed 14 May 2023.

    Marlowe, Christopher. “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by….” Poetry Foundation,

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44675/the-passionate-shepherd-to-his-love.

    Accessed 14 May 2023.

    Raleigh, Sir Walter. “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd by Sir Walter….” Poetry Foundation,

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44939/the-nymphs-reply-to-the-shepherd.

    Accessed 14 May 2023.

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