English 11-2 (Pd. 1 & 2): Poetry assignment

Posted: September 17, 2014

Your assignment is to write a response poem to Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love".Specs:try to immitate Marlowe's form as much as possible. Stay true to rhythm, rhyme scheme and stanza length16 lines minimum / 24 lines maximuminclude 3 examples of figurative language (metaphor, paradox, conceit, simile, hyperbole, personification, etc...)good copy format - typed or blue/black inkinclulde a paraphrase of your poem and be sure to identify and explain the three examples of figurative language you usedDUE: FRIDAY, SEPT. 19th