Silvius The Poor Shepherd

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Further, Phoebe's letter develops to show an archaic poetic diction in line 45 with 'whiles and eyne in line 48, and throughout her declaration for Ganymede, Phoebe uses many rhyming couplets with 'eyne' and 'mine' (48-9), 'effect' and 'aspect' (50-1), 'thee' and 'me' (54-5), 'mind' and 'kind' (56-7), and a personification in line 48 with 'if'. The devices suggest romantic gesture and inner feelings towards Ganymede. Silvius the 'poor shepherd' (4.3.62) as Celia called still debating about the 'chiding' or scolding words Rosalind mentioned before. However, Rosalind feel no 'pity' (63) for him, and her reply expressed an antimetabole in line 64 and 65. Also, Rosalind continues telling Silvius in an angry tone, that he will be the messenger