Question

review the passage. the antithesis is shown in bold.

if all the world and love were young,
and truth in every shepherd’s tongue,
these pretty pleasures might me move
to live with thee and be thy love. . . .

thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses,
thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies
soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten—
in folly ripe, in reason rotten.

thy belt of straw and ivy buds,
thy coral clasps and amber studs,
all these in me no means can move
to come to thee and be thy love.

adapted from sir walter raleigh, \the nymph’s reply to the shepherd\
what is the effect of the antithesis on the passage’s meaning or tone?

it implies that the shepherd’s gifts are flimsy.

it suggests that beauty and wisdom are connected.

it suggests that it is foolish to care about material possessions.

Explanation:

The antithesis "In folly ripe, in reason rotten" contrasts folly (foolishness) and reason (wisdom), and the context of the shepherd's material gifts (gowns, shoes, etc.) that wither/are forgotten. The first option says gifts are flimsy, but the antithesis focuses on folly vs reason. The second option: "folly" (beauty - related, as gifts are pretty) and "reason" (wisdom) being contrasted as ripe vs rotten? Wait, no—wait, the gifts are transient, and the antithesis shows that valuing them is folly (ripe in folly) and rotten in reason. Wait, the third option (partially visible) about caring about material possessions being foolish. Wait, the first option: "implies shepherd’s gifts are flimsy"—the line "soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten" implies flimsy, but the antithesis? Wait, the question is about the effect of the antithesis. The antithesis is "In folly ripe, in reason rotten"—so things that are ripe in folly (foolishness) are rotten in reason (wisdom). So the shepherd's gifts, which are transient, are things that are folly - ripe (valuing them is foolish) and reason - rotten (not wise). Wait, the first option: "It implies that the shepherd’s gifts are flimsy." But the "soon break..." lines imply flimsy, but the antithesis? Wait, maybe the first option is correct? Wait, no—let's re - examine. The antithesis is "In folly ripe, in reason rotten"—so what's ripe in folly (foolishness) is rotten in reason (wisdom). The shepherd's gifts are the things that are "soon break...", and the antithesis is about those things: they are ripe in folly (valuing them is foolish) and rotten in reason (not wise). But the first option says the gifts are flimsy. The "soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten" shows flimsy, and the antithesis reinforces that by saying they are folly - ripe (foolish to value) and reason - rotten (unwise to value). Wait, maybe the first option is correct. Wait, the options:

1. It implies that the shepherd’s gifts are flimsy.

1. It suggests that beauty and wisdom are connected.

1. It suggests that it is foolish to care about material... (cut off)

The antithesis "In folly ripe, in reason rotten"—if the gifts are the things that are folly - ripe (foolish to value) and reason - rotten (unwise to value), but the first option is about the gifts being flimsy. The lines before the antithesis ("soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten") imply flimsy, and the antithesis adds the tone of foolishness (folly) and un - wisdom (reason rotten) to that. But the question is the effect of the antithesis. Wait, maybe the first option is correct. Alternatively, the third option (about caring about material possessions being foolish) is related to the antithesis. But since the first option is about the gifts being flimsy, and the antithesis is part of the passage that describes the gifts as transient and then uses the antithesis to show the foolishness of valuing them, but the first option is about the gifts being flimsy. Wait, maybe the first option is correct.

Answer:

It implies that the shepherd's gifts are flimsy.