Marlowe's poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' begins with the line "Come live with me and be my love"; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line ?
Correct answer: D. John Donne
- A. William Shakespeare
- B. Thomas Kyd
- C. John Dryden
- D. John Donne
Explanation
John Donne echoes Marlowe's invitation in his poem "The Bait," which begins "Come live with me, and be my love." Donne's poem transforms the shepherd's courtship into an extended fishing metaphor.
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