Answer:
#2 Question on counterpoints
Explanation:
In response to Christopher Marlowe’s poem, Sir Walter Raleigh produces "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd." Each stanza serves to refute the shepherd's assertions made in “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” representing his counterarguments. He emphasizes two main concepts: firstly, everything eventually diminishes with time, including affection; and secondly, every action has its consequences. Within Raleigh’s narrative, the Nymph is depicted as doubtful and unfeeling, convinced that love is unattainable. In contrast, the Shepherd exhibits a tender and affectionate demeanor. One of Raleigh's counterarguments suggests that nature isn’t as idyllic as portrayed in other poetry. While Marlowe depicts nature with admiration, Raleigh presents it in a pragmatic and less romanticized manner. Additionally, he argues that love “disappears as swiftly as flowers wither.” The core message of his poem is to convey a realistic and sensible perspective on life; he holds that love is not enduring and that nature's allure is as fleeting as love itself.
By eliminating other options, the correct choices are 2, 4, and 5.
Update: Option 4 "he followed out his original design," is incorrect; however, options 2 "Endowed with commonsense, as massive and hard as blocks of granite" and 5 "On the score of delicacy, or any scrupulousness which a finer sensibility might have taught him, the Colonel, like most of his breed and generation, was impenetrable." are the accurate examples.
