Question

In an original pastoral poem (life in the country) consisting of 24 lines in 6 stanzas and written in couplets (pairs of rhyming lines), write a response to Raleigh's poem in which the young shepherd responds to the young woman's rejection and her reasoning.

Answer 1

The woman did the right thing.

Step-by-step explanation:

The young woman did the right decision by rejecting the offer of the shepherd because if there is no love from both sides, the relation must not be build. The relationship is only successful if both sides have love and affection for each other otherwise, the life becomes dull and destroyed. The reasons the young woman gives for her rejection are just excuses in order to turn down the shepherd.