Poetry Analysis: "The Nymph's Reply to his Shephard"

Although I try to see the world in a optimistic view, and I like any authors who write in that fashion, I liked Raleigh’s view towards the harsh fact of reality in “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard.” When reading “The Passionate Shepard to his Love,” I enjoyed Marlowe’s optimism and never questioned the reality of his thoughts until I read Raleigh’s poem. Such quotes as “when rivers rage,” and “ flowers do fade,” show Raleigh’s point of view and that he views the world in a realistic way. Unfortunately, rivers will rage and flowers will fade, and many writers like to ignore the fact of what is real.