Comparing the passionate shepherd to his love, his response and Cecil Day LewisWhen you look at these three poems, it becomes immediately apparent that they are all very similar. They often share the same lines, almost word for word, and also follow a similar tone, as well as having an identical rhyme scheme. "The Shepherd Passionate to His Love" (poem number one) is followed by a response from his lover (poem number two), and is then followed by a further poem by Cecil Day Lewis, which as in poem number one, is a attempt to win the heart of a woman and convince her to dedicate all her love to him. The first poem appears to be idyllic and spends a lot of time describing the surrounding nature. Christopher Marlowe describes the countryside as pure and beautiful and seems to want to suggest that his love is also something natural and pure. "What hills and valleys, valleys and fields, or forests or steep mountains produce" However it almost seems even if it is too good to be true, because it is known that nature also hides many dangers. However he goes further and seems to try to build some sort of utopia for his love by talking about treating her in the best way possible. “And I will make for you a bed of roses and a thousand fragrant flowers” ​​However the poet is now attempting to construct such a perfect image of their possible life together, that it becomes more and more unrealistic. The response from the woman whose heart he is trying to win, however, takes a much more realistic approach and seems to try to bring him back down to earth. She makes him understand that time brings changes, and...... middle of paper......, but in the final two lines of the last stanza of the poems in and three the poets once again use the same lines to express their feelings. “If these delights can move your mind, then live with me and be my love.” To conclude the comparison of the three poems indicated, it must be said that they are very similar, and in some respects even identical. The only exception seems to be the second poem, which was a response to the first. Although it talks about the same topic and is directly related to the first poem, it is very different, as it does not attempt to proclaim the poet's love, but rejects it. Likewise the last poem differs slightly due to different circumstances. Yet they are all trying to show the reader (or the person it is intended for), what the poet's feelings are towards that person, using very descriptive language..