In "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," the tone of the poem is non-optimistic. The nymph can not see the idealistic view of the shepherd ever working. She relates everything will change due to time and therefore believes the shepherds love will not last forever as well. The nymph states, "Time drives the flocks from the field to fold/When rivers rage and rocks grow cold."(pg. 899 Bedford) This shows us that she feels nothing will last because eventually time takes over and everything changes. Even with all the offers the shepherd had for her she still rejects him with the doubt that it will not be everlasting. She says "Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy bed of roses/ Thy cap, thy kirtle and thy poises/Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten,"(pg. 899 Bedford) which amplifies her statement that she doubts the shepherds love. At the end of the

Both works are in first person point of view. "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," is from the nymph's view point and Landslide is from the narrator's view point (in this case: Stevie Nicks). The form of each work differs though. Ralegh followed the quatrain format, where there are four lines to each stanza. On the other hand, Landslide is more of a free writing and does not follow any specific writing style.

On the other hand, the tone of Landslide is very reflective. The narrator is reflecting on her love and how she spent it. It seems that she is also afraid of a change coming, but is ready and willing to accept it. This is so because the narrator feels that time can make everything better and that she will pass through their feeling of being afraid. We know this because the narrator states "Well. I've been afraid of changing/'Cause I've built my life around you/But time makes you bolder."(Landslide) By becoming bolder, the narrator is challenged by obstacles and overcomes them. The song is reflecting on how the challenges helped shaped her life. The song itself is very emotional and the landslide in the song is a reflection of the changes occurring in her life.

poem, the nymph reverses her views, but we find that she asks for impossible feats to happen in order for her to love the shepherd. The terms on which she states that she would love the shepherd are "But could youth last and

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Approximate Word count = 951
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)