The Passionate Shepherd to His Love Themes
Love
What's love got to do with it? In "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," it's hard to tell. The opening line encourages us to think of the poem in terms of romantic interest, but it's not like thes...
Man and the Natural World
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" takes place where the grass is always green, nothing ever dies, and nature is in complete harmony with all of man's whims, needs, and desires. So it's no wonde...
Persuasion
Ah the subtle art of persuasion. In the case of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", the word "art" can be taken both literally and figuratively. The speaker of the poem has cleverly and artfully...
Time
The Rolling Stones thought time was on their side, and that seems to be the case for our speaker, as well. The speaker in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" is writing what we call a carpe diem...