The pastoral landscape offers a glimpse into the mind of the narrator in the lyric poems “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe, “The Nymph's Reply” by Sir Walter Ralegh, and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost The thoughts presented by the narrator allow the reader to judge the level of maturity the narrator within these poems shows more advanced maturity than the shepherd narrator of Marlowe For example, he shows foolish judgment and a naivety through its impractical promises and unrealistic images. His naivety becomes painfully clear when the nymph of Ralegh answers him: her practical outlook on life shows her a more superior maturity, however. shows that Frost's narrator, the traveler, lacks naive imagery and cavalier attitude, his introspective reflection shows his superior maturity and practicality. The shepherd's simplicity is revealed through his depiction of the romantic scene through the use of the crozier; landscape in "The shepherd passionate about his love". The shepherd invites his love to sit with him on the rocks, where they will watch the “shepherds grazing their flocks/ by shallow rivers, at whose waterfalls/ melodious birds sing madrigals” (6 – 8). In this scene, the season is spring, with young, fresh earth, bright, sunny weather, singing birds, and gentle rivers. The narrator's "aa, bb" rhyme scheme suggests a uniformity that he expects time to follow: the narrator here believes that time will always remain so good for him and his love. The rather consistent stress pattern in lines seven and eight ( { underlined, underlined|| a, u...... middle of the paper ...... has yet to finish his life's journey - only when he finishes his “miles ” can rest. The narrators of Christopher Marlowe's “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” Sir Walter Ralegh's “The Nymph's Reply,” and Robert Frost's “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” each display different levels of maturity. The bright landscape and imagery used by Marlowe's shepherd demonstrates his simplistic view of the world through his naive thoughts. The rebellious and disdainful tone of Ralegh's nymph demonstrates that he is a pessimistic person although his imagery and landscape are not incredibly beautiful. bright, like those of the shepherd, the nymph demonstrates a lack of maturity even Frost's traveler has the most mature thoughts: his understanding of duties, the wonderfully subdued landscape in which he finds himself, and his awareness of his responsibilities demonstrate his experience in life..