to his coy mistress

"ToHisCoyMistress"

"ToHisCoyMistress"AndrewMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistressisasiezethemomentkindofpoeminwhichan anonomyousyoungmantriestowoothehandofhismistress.Thiskindofpoemgivesthereadertheideathattime isnotonlyprecious,butscarceThespeakerusesmanysmoothtaticstopersuadetheyounggirl,startingwith complimentsandendingwithamoreforceful,morbidappraoch."ToHisCoyMistress"isnotonlywittybut imgagistic,fullofwordplay,andpercieveddifferentlybyboth...

ToHisCoyMistress

ToHisCoyMistressisadramaticmonologueconsistingofthreepartsofwhichallthreesectionsarepointed argumentsbythespeakerinanattempttogetthis"coymistress"intobed.Inthefirstsection,thespeakerlaments thatthereisnotenoughtimeforhismistress'attemptsatshynessandvirtue,andthatsuchpretensesshouldbe abandoned.However,thespeakercontinues,thatiftherewereenoughtime,hislovewouldtranscendtimeand grow"vasterthanempires"(599)Heconcludesthis

HisCoyMistressApproach

Historicalapproachof"TohisCoyMistress"AndrewMarvellisawell-knownpoeticwriterof17thcentury.He haswrittenhundredsofpoeminhistime.WhenhewasinYorkshireseatoftheFairfaxfamily,hewassupported towritehisnoblepoemsOneofthoseis"UponAppletonHouse"ThuspoemwasdedicatedbyMarvelltothe Fairfaxfamily.Itisaboutpublicserviceandthesearchforpersonalsight.MostofthepoemsofMarvellisaquest tohisdevelopmentasamanandasapoetOnthesame

AllusionsInToHisCoyMistress

Uponfirstglance,AndrewMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistress"presentsasimpleseduction,asthespeakerusesthe passageoftimeinastraightforwardattempttogethismistresstosleepwithhimUsingthethreatofinevitable deathasawayofurginghismistresstoseizethedayandhavesexwithhim,thespeakermakestimeappearallpowerfulandcontrollingformuchofthepoemMarvellexploresthethemeoftimedifferentlyin"AnHoratian OdeUponCromwell'sReturnfromIreland,"asthespeaker...

ToHisCoyMistressEssay

ToHisCoyMistressCompareandContrast"ToHisCoyMistress"ByJohnDonne"ToHisCoyMistress"and" ToHisMistressGoingtobed"aretwopoemsthatfeature"carpediem";theyarealsowrittenbytwoofthemost wellknownmetaphysicalpoets.AndrewMarvell,theauthorof"ToHisCoyMistress"andJohnDonne,thewriter of"ToHisMistressGoingToBed"Bothpoemswerewrittenthroughthe16thand17thCentury,whereloveand sexweredescribeastwodifferentthings.16thand17th...

ToHisCoyMistressAnalysis

AndrewMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistress,"writtenintheyear1681,givesreaderstheimplicationthathewasaman withprogressiveideasaboutsexthatlackconcernforthecommonidealsandmoralstandardsofhislifetime. Marvell'sideasandphrasesinthispoemhaveanhonestandrealisticbasisHedoesnotsugarcoatwhatheistrying tosay,yetheisabletopoeticallyandcoercivelymakehispointknowntohispotentialmateOpposingstylesof appealinpartsoneandtwoblossomsintoan...

AndrewMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistress,"writtenintheyear1681,givesreaderstheimplicationthathewasaman withprogressiveideasaboutsexthatlackconcernforthecommonidealsandmoralstandardsofhislifetime. Marvell'sideasandphrasesinthispoemhaveanhonestandrealisticbasisHedoesnotsugarcoatwhatheistrying tosay,yetheisabletopoeticallyandcoercivelymakehispointknowntohispotentialmate.Thespeaker's opposingstylesofappealinpartsoneandtwoblossom

ToHisCoyMistressAndToTheVirgins

livetotheirfullest.Inboth"ToHisCoyMistress"and"TotheVirgins,toMakeMuchofTime"theauthor mentionshowtheyshouldlivelikeit'stheirlastdayandtomakethebestoutofitAlsobeautytakesabigrolein bothpoemsandhowonedayitwillfade,soforthemtotakeadvantageofitnowbeforeitfades.In"ToHisCoy Mistress"it'saboutaguytryingtoconquertheloveofamistress.Hetellsherhowmuchtimehewillwaitforher andhislovewillendureforeveraslongas

ToHisCoyMistressEssay

"ToHisCoyMistress"     Eitheryouhavesexwithmeoryoudie. Thisisaverystrongstatementwhich,whensaid,hastogetsomeone'sattention;andthatisexactlywhatAndrew Marvellintendsforthereaderinthispoem.Hewantstheundividedattentionofthismistresssothathecanscare herandrushherintomakingadecisionthewayhewantsandinduetimeFilledwithtimeflavoredsymbolism, thiscarpediempoem,"ToHisCoyMistress"...

HisCoyMistressAllusions

allusioninthepoems"ToHisCoyMistress"byAndrewMarvell,"Peace"byGeorgeHerbert,and"HymntoGod, MyGod,InMySickness"byJohnDonnemostaccuratelycrafttheauthor'spurposeoftheneedforlove,peace, andacceptancefromGodSinceAndrewMarvellbaseshispoem,ToHisCoyMistress,aroundhisloveforhis mistress,hebeginstocomparetheextentbywhichheiswillingtofightforherbycomparinghispatienceforher tofamousplacesandthingstoexemplifyhislove,makingitmore...

AnalysisOfToHisCoyMistress

Love,Sex,DrugsItstartsoutasalovepoemofsortsandbytheend,morphsintoadifferententityaltogether"To HisCoyMistress"byAndrewMarvell,isacarpediempoeminthevaguestsenseofthewords.Init,Marvell discussesvariousoverarchingthemesincludingtime,sex,andmortalityUsingvariousrhetoricaldevicessuchas changesinpaceandtone,aswellasvarieduseofimagery,Marvellimpliesthecarpediemnatureofthepoemand alludestothethemesaswellThepoemitself

ToHisCoyMistressAnnotations

InthefirstsectionofToHisCoyMistress,thespeakerisattemptinglureawomantobed.Thespeakerlamentsthe lackoftimeforhismistress'attemptsatshynessandvirtue,buthealsoheplacesgreatemphasisonhislovefor herIndeed,thereisanoverarchingthemethattimeisshortthroughouttheentirepoem,butinthefirstsection,he focuseshowinfinitelyhislovecouldgrowiftimewereunlimited.Heconcludesthissectionbysaying"For,lady, youdeservethisstate,/Norwould

ExaminetheviewthatMarvellpresentsloveasentirelyphysicalAlthoughtheroleofsexualintercoursewithinthe contextofloveisheavilyemphasizedbyMarvellin"ToHisCoyMistress",suggestingthattheCarpeDiempoem presentsloveassolelyphysicalisarguablyhyperbolic.Marvell'sstructuralestablishmentofaperpetual hypotheticalimplicitlyaddressesthenatureofromanticasexualloveandpresentsitassomethingfundamentally positive.Thisisstructurallyestablishedinthefirst...

ToHisCoyMistressHyperbole

Marvell's"ToHisCoyMistress",thespeakeristalkingtohisloverorsignificantother,orashecallsher"lady" ThroughoutthepoemheistryingtopersuadehertoconsummatetheirrelationshipToconvincethe"lady", Marvellarguesthattheyarerunningoutoftime,sotheymustloveeachotherasmuchastheycanbeforetheydie. Tomakehisargumentmoreconvincing,Marvelluseshyperbole,imagery,andironyinthepoemMarvell employstheuseofhyperboletohelpmakehisargumentmore...

PersonificationInToHisCoyMistress

illustratedbythepopularphrase,"CarpeDiem,"or"SeizetheDay"Seekingoutasimilarsentiment,Andrew Marvell'sToHisCoyMistress"stressestheurgencyoftimeasameanstoseduceanunnamedmistress.He convincesherthattheirdaysarenumberedandratherthanbeingsoguarded,theyshouldlivethosedaystothe fullesttogetherbeforetheyfadeawayTheauthorcommunicateshismessagethroughtheuseofliterarydevices suchashyperbole,personification,andparadox.Asapoemwhosespeaker...

ToHisCoyMistressAlliteration

easilyrecognizableandrelatable.Inthepoem"ToHisCoyMistress"thespeakerattemptstoseduceahesitant woman.Thespeaker'sattemptstopersuadethemistresscanbeidentifiedwiththechangeoftoneandpaceinthe poemForexample,"Hadwebutworldenough,andtime,Thiscoyness,lady,werenocrime"(1-2)inthesetwo openinglines,Marvellusespunctuationinordertoslowdownthepaceofthepoemwithoutinterferingwithhis consistentuseofiambicThisreflectsthespeakersmessage

SummaryOfToHisCoyMistress

"TohisCoyMistress"byAndrewMarvell,heuncoveredtheattemptsofamantowardsrequestinghis sweetheart'sglowanddecreasesoftheobscurefancywomantosetdownwiththefairmanbeingalludedto,and therefinedman'sresponseistounveiltoherthat,ifhadheenoughtime,hecouldspendentireseveralyears regardinghermagnificenceandherexcellence;inanycase,humanlifeisshortandtomorrowisnotensurehe doesn'thavethistime,inthismannertheyshouldvalueeachother

ComparingValentineAndToHisCoyMistress

CarolAnnDuffy'sValentinetoAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistressInthisassignmentIwillbecomparingtwo lovepoemsCarolAnnDuffy's'Valentine'toAndrewMarvell's'ToHisCoyMistress'Thepoem'Valentine'was writtenisthetwentiethcenturyandinitthespeakerusesonionasametaphortoshowherlove.Thepoem'ToHis CoyMistress'waswrittenintheseventeenthcenturyandisaboutthepoettryingtopersuadehisMistresstosleep withhim.'Valentine'byCarolAnnDuffy...

ResponsetoHisCoyMistressAndrewMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistress"isthecharmingdepictionofamanwho hasseeminglybeenworkingveryhardatseducinghismistress.OwingtoMarvell'suseoftheword"coy,"we haveaclearpictureofthekindofwomanhismistressisShehasbeenencouraginghisadvancestoacertainpoint, butthenwhenhegetstooclose,shebacksoff,andresiststhosesameadvances.Evidently,thishasbeengoingon forquitesometime,asMarvellnowfeelsit...

ToHisCoyMistressPoemMeaning

ofregretsisnotexpectablein"ToHisCoyMistress"itisconsiderednotlivingalifeatallThespeakerreminds meofmyboyfriend,Morgan.TheybothspeakthesamelanguageexceptthespeakercomesfromlustandMorgan comesfromloveHeconstantlyadvisesmetomakethemostofthepresentandgivelittlethoughttothefuture CreatingtherelationshipIhavewithhimisadecisionIwillneverregret.AndrewMarvelldemonstratesin"To HisCoyMistress"thattheinfluencesoflove,carpe

ToHisCoyMistressRhetoricalAnalysis

Inthe1600'swhenAndrewMarvellwasalive,theestimatedlifeexpectancywasalotshorterthanitisinthe present.Marvell'spoem"ToHisCoyMistress"isadramaticmonologueaboutnothavingenoughtimeinhislife toenjoyhismistressEvenifhelivedalongerlifetherewouldneverbeenoughtimeThepoemasawhole consistsofforty-sixlinesandisfilledwithimagery.Theimagesthatareinvokedbythenarratorareinnoway ordinaryintheirdescriptionTheyrousecompellingfeelings

AndrewMarvell'spoem,"ToHisCoyMistress"isanequallybeautifulandprovocativepieceofwriting.Written iniambicformasathree-partpropositionaddressedtothe"coymistress,"thepoemispermeatedwithliterary devicessuchastone,alliteration,imagery,hyperbole,aswellassimilesandmetaphors.Marvell'sspeaker acknowledgestheideathatmortalityisoflittletonovalueafterdeathThroughthespeaker,Marvellissuggesting thatonecanavoidtheregretsofnotparticipating...

ToHisCoyMistressRhymeScheme

InAndrewMarvell'spoem,"ToHisCoyMistress",thespeakerarguesthatifheandthewomanheisaddressing hadaninfiniteamountoftimetogether,therewouldbenorushtobetogetherHowever,sincetheyarenot immortalandonlyhuman,theycannotbetogetherforeverandonlyhavewhatisofferedtothem:thepresent momentThespeakertriestoconvincethewomanto"seizetheday"andtoindulgeinthephysicalaspectoftheir relationshipbeforemarriage.Marvell'sargumentisthatinstead...

AndrewMarvell,"toHisCoyMistress"

AndrewMarvell,"ToHisCoyMistress"In'ToHisCoyMistress'thespeakercarefullyconstructsasubtleand logicalargumentastowhyhisaddresseeshouldsexuallyunitewithhim.Thespeakerattemptsthisproposition throughfinesseinmanipulatingreason,formandimagery.Thereasoningemployedwouldbefamiliartoareader educatedinRenaissanceEngland,asitisreminiscentofclassicalphilosophicallogic,entailingastatement,a counter-statementandaresolution.Inlinewiththis...

AnalysisOfMarvell's'ToHisCoyMistress'

throughouttheperiod.PoetMarvellweighspietyandhisworldlydesiresin"TohisCoyMistress".Marvell recognizesthedevoutwayshissocietylivesunderbythemeansoftheChristianchurch;but,hewritesinthestyle of"carpediem"("ToHisCoyMistress"NotePage),inwhichhebelievesthatoneshouldlivelifeforthenow,and notworryabouttheconsequencesthatmayawaithimintheafterlife.Hetacklesthisideainapoemforhislover, encouraginghertothrowawayherchastityand

ToHisCoyMistressPoemAnalysis

'ToHisCoyMistress'hasaparticularlystrongthemeofTime.Oneofthemainideasinvolvedisthatyoumustto savourwhatyouhaveinthemomentbecauseeverythingexpiresanddieseventuallyItisalsoaveryphysical poem,focusingonvisualattractionratherthan'pure'love.Itisalsoasexualpoem,tryingtopressurizeapartner intosex.'ToHisCoyMistress'hasaparticularlystrongthemeofTime.Oneofthemainideasinvolvedisthatyou oughttosavourwhatyouhaveinthemoment

ToHisCoyMistressRhetoricalAnalysis

ToHisCoyMistressIfwecouldspendinganeternitytogether,admiringyourbeautyforages,courtingtillnoend, itwouldbedoneCourtingforeverwouldbetheidealbuttimeisoftheessenceInthepoem"ToHisCoy Mistress"AndrewMarvellexpressesthissentiment,statinghewoulddojustthisheandhismistresshadenough timeNotonlydoeshecreateanargumentthroughtheuseofapoem,buthedoesitthroughpersuasion,flattery andhumor.Marvellusesvariousliterarydevices...

ToHisCoyMistressByAndrewMarvell

TotheVirgins,ToMakeMuchofTimebyRobertHerrick,andToHisCoyMistressbyAndrewMarvell,aretwo poemsthatareverysimilarbuttheyhaveaverydifferentwayofportrayingtheirmeaningsoflove,sex,and virginityInthebeginningofthepoemTotheVirgins,ToMakeMuchofTime,Herrickstates,"gatherye rosebuds,whileyemay"tosymbolizetheideathatyoushouldtakeadvantageofyouropportunitieswhileyoustill can,becausetimedoesn'tlastforever.Hebasicallyissaying...

ToHisCoyMistressFigurativeLanguage

Analysisof"ToHisCoyMistress"AndrewMarvell'spoem,"ToHisCoyMistress",isaboutanamelessyoung manspeakingtoanamelessyoungwoman.Thismanisattemptingtopersuadethiswomantohavesexwithhim. ThisanalysiswilldiscusshowMarvelluseddiction,tone,andfigurativelanguagetopresenthisargumentThe titlealoneinstantlyletsthereaderknowwhatthepoemwillbeabout.Marvell'suseoftheword"coy"allowsthe readertoperceivethatthiswomanisonlypretendingtonot

WhatDoesToHisCoyMistressMean

AManCursedbyTimeToHisCoyMistressiswritteninthreestanzasandusesiambictetrameterandanaabbcc rhymescheme.Thespeaker,whoisanonymous,istalkingtoamistress,whoisalsoanonymous.Thespeaker basicallytalksabouthisfearofmortalityandhowthemhavingsexwitheachothercanhelpslowdowntime throughouttheentirepoem.ToHisCoyMistressinitselfmeansawomanthat'sshyandhassex.AMistressisthe namegiventoawomanthathasanaffairwithsomeonewhois

FictionPaperon"ToHisCoyMistress"InAndrewMarvell'slovepoem"ToHisCoyMistress",argumentsfor sexualfreedomareevidentassexualconquestisillustratedbythecleveruseofthinlyveiledsexualinnuendo,a pinchoferoticmetaphor,andmockinghumor.Atinitialglimpseofthepoem'stitle,onemighteasilymisperceive theobjectiveofthelyricasawholeandimmediatelyassumetheworstduetotheevolutionofterminologyover time.WhenMarvellusesthelexeme'mistress',heisreferring...

AndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistressEssay

AndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistressAndrewMarvellwritesanelaboratepoemthatnotonlyspeakstohiscoy mistressbutalsotothereaderHesuggeststohiscoymistressthattimeisinevitablytickingandthathe(the speaker)wishesforhertoactuponhiswishandhaveasexualrelationship.Marvellsimultaneouslysuggesttothe readerthathe/shemustactupontheirdesires,tohesitatenolongerand³seizethemoment?beforetimeexpires Marvellusesadramaticsenseofimageryand...

EssayonRuinedMaidandToHisCoyMistress

RuinedMaidandToHisCoyMistressBoththe"RuinedMaid"and"ToHisCoyMistress"provideuswith disturbingimages/picturesoflove,sexandrelationshipsasIamabouttoexplain.The"RuinedMaid"waswritten byThomasHardyin1866,duringthetimewhenwomendidn'thavesexbeforemarriageandtheywerethrownout oftheirvillageforbeing"ruined"Thepublicatthatpointinhistoryhadaverystrictviewofsexandmarriage Theythoughtthatwomeninparticularshouldnever...

SimilaritiesBetweenToTheVirginsAndToHisCoyMistress

Inboth"TotheVirgins,ToMakeMuchofTime"and"ToHisCoyMistress"thetopicofseductionispresent.In Herrick'spoemthespeakerurgesthemaidensto"benotcoy…andwhileyemay,gomarry"(13-14).Thespeaker suggeststotheyoungmaidensthatbeingcoywillpostponeanyprospectsofmarryingyoungThespeaker encouragestheseyoungwomentousetheiryouth,beauty,andfemininityandseduceapossiblesuitor.Heimplies thatbeingexcessivelyflirtatiouswithouttheresultofmarriage

PersuadingtheirMistressesinTheFleaandToHisCoyMistress

PersuadingtheirMistressesinTheFleaandToHisCoyMistressExaminethewaysinwhichthepoetsinTheFlea andToHisCoyMistresstrytopersuadetheirmistressesBoth"TheFlea"byJohnDonneand"ToHisCoy Mistress"byAndrewMarvellareseductionpoems,writtenbythepoetstoseducetheirmistresses.Bothhavethree stanzasandabasiccoupletrhymingstructure.DonneandMarvellaremetaphysicalpoetsfromthe17thcentury. Theyhavetakensimpleideasandstretchedthemfar

LoveinToHisCoyMistressandRememberEssay

LoveinToHisCoyMistressandRememberOnfirstoutlookitwouldthatToHisCoyMistressandRemember bothsharethetopicofloveTheyseemtobeofdirectrelevancetoeachother,whereasuponcloserinspection,To HisCoyMistressdoesnotattempttoexpressanyemotionatall.Instead,THCMisultimatelyphysicaland portraysaman'sdesperationandlust,ThepersonaofTHCMhaswrittenthispoemasapersuasiontechnique,with theaddresseebeinghiscurrent...

ToHisCoyMistress-byAndrewMarvelEssay

TohiscoymistressbyAndrewMarvel-review'Tohiscoymistress'waswrittenbyAndrewMarvel,his exceedingloveforhislover,butwithcloseranalysisitismoreintimateandismorepersuasive.Thepoemis persuadinghismistresstohavesexwithhim,andhavechildrenhowever;itsoundsmorelikehewantsthe pleasure,notthechildren.Itwaswritteninthe1600s.Thepoemcanbesplitinto3stanzas;thefirststanzais romanticandflattering,butalsopersuasive.Theimplication...

ComparingPoems'ToHisCoyMistressAndTheFlea'

Both(ToHisCoyMistress)byAndrewMarvellpublishedin1682and(TheFlea)byJohnDonnepublishedinare tryingtoconvinceagirltolosetheirvirginitytothem.Eachpoemgoesaboutitadifferentwaythough.Marvellis tryingtodoitthroughflattery,whileDonneistryingtopressureherintoitThepaceofMarvell'spoemchangesat thesecondstanza,butDonne'spoemstaysthesamethroughout.Theirindividualtakeonwomenalsoseemsto differfromeachotherInDonne'spoemyoucan

LoveinTheFleaandTohisCoyMistressEssay

LoveinTheFleaandTohisCoyMistressComparethewaysJohnDonneinhispoemTheFleaandAndrew MarvellinhispoemTohisCoyMistresspresentthethemeoflove.DonneandMarvell'spoemshaveboth similaritiesanddifferences,astheybothpresentthethemeofloveinanunconventionalwayanddwellonit superficially.Thiscanbeseenbythewayinwhichbothauthorsshowtheirviewsonlove,thoughareclearlyjust usingthemasattemptstoseducetheirmistresses,whoareclearly

ImageryInAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistress

Tohiscoymistress,apoemwrittenbyAndrewMarvell,whotriestopersuadeawomen(unknown)tosleepwith himInthispoemMarvellusesmanypowerfulpoetictechniquessuchasimagery,rhetoricalquestions,paradoxes andmetaphors,allthesetechniqueswereusedthroughoutthepoemtosetanatmosphere.Marvellusesimageryto createtheatmosphereofthepersonalityandcharacteroftheyoungmanThewriterusesametaphorstosaythat lifeisshortandweshouldjustgetonwiththerelationship...

ComparingLustIn'TheFleaAnd'ToHisCoyMistress

Inthetwopoems"TheFlea"and"ToHisCoyMistress"DonneandMarvellmakeitverycleartoreadersthatno matterthetimeperiodlustisalwaysrelevantTheonlydifferencebetweenthetwopoemsishowmenwillattempt topersuadewomenintogivingtheirvirginity.Duringbothpoemsitismadeclearthatawomangivingher virginitybeforemarriageisoneoftheworsethingspossibleIn"TheFlea"Donnewrites:"Thouknow'stthatthis cannotbesaidasin,orshame,orlossofmaidenhead...

CompareToHisCoyMistressAndTheStoryOfAnHour

"Warning","ToHisCoyMistress",andshortstory,"TheStoryofanHour"expressthesignificanceoflifeandthe importanceoftimeitself.Thereasonwhylifeshouldbelivedtotheabsolutefullestwithinthetwopoemsand shortstoryarevariedbasedoffthemaincharacter'sperspectivesonlife.JennyJosephexpressedfrustrationabout behavioralexpectationsandexcitementofgrowingoldinherpoem"Warning"AndrewMarvellemphasizedthe longforlustinhispoem,"ToHisCoyMistress."Lastly...

AnalysisOfAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistress

AndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistressisacarpediempoem,onethatfocuseson'seizingtheday,'becausethe speakerusesmortalityalongwithreligiousterminologytojustifyhisreasoningforneedingtosleepwithhis mistressHeusesanantediluviantimeframe,atimebeforethebiblicalflood,tosetaframeofreferenceregarding hisextendedlove.Thespeakerappealstohismistress'ssenseofdevoutnessbyexploitingthereligious connotationsofphrasessuchas"Flood"(Marvell),"conversion

SummaryOfAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistress

Inthepoem,"ToHisCoyMistress",byAndrewMarvell,ayoungmanistryingtopersuadehismistresstohave sexualrelationswithhimInthefirststanza,heattemptstoenticehismistressbysayinghewouldcomplimentand admireeverypartofheriftimepermitted.However,lifeistooshortandthereisnotenoughtimesoshemightas wellhavesexwithhimnow.Inthefinalstanza,heexclaimsthattimeisinevitablyadvancingandthatsheshould seizetheopportunityandgiveintoherdesires

ToHisCoyMistressbyAndrewMarvellEssay

ToHisCoyMistressbyAndrewMarvellItisametaphysicalpoem,whichmeansitslyriccontainsmanystriking images,isveryintenseandusesstrongmetaphors.Itisconcernedwithayoungmanwhoistryingtopersuadea youngwomantohavesexwithhimbycharmingandrushingherintoitbecauseheonlyhasonethingonhismind. Inthepoemheusesthreedifferentarguments,flattery,fearandpassiontopersuadehertohispointofviewInthe firstsectionAndrewMarvelluses...

AnAnalysisOfToHisCoyMistressByAndrewMarvell

Inthepoem,"ToHisCoyMistress,"byAndrewMarvell,Thenarratoriswritingalettertoawomanheis courting,whichthestorytellerfeelsthatlifeisshortandthiswomanneedstostopshowingmixedfeelingstowards him,toknowhertruefeelingsThenarratorisconvincedthatthereisnotenoughtimeforthiswomantobeshy, regardingherfeelingstohim,inadditionto,hisopinionofbelievingthatheisthebestmanforher,butifthis womandoesnotfeelthesameway,thenletthenarrator...

ComparingToHisCoyMistressAndThePassionateShepherdToHis Love

AlthoughMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistress"waswrittensometimeafter"ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove", bothcontainmanysimilarities.Mostevidentisthatbotharecarpediempoemsthatexhortthereader.One similaritybetweenthetwopoemsisthethemeofexaggerationtoconvincethebelovedThehyperbolein Marlowe'spoembeing"Andathousandfragrantposies"and"Butthirtythousandtotherest"inMarvell's.Bothof theselinesillogicallyexaggerateamountstoshowhowmuchthebeloved

EssayonComparisonofToHisCoyMistressandTheRuinedMaid

ComparisonofToHisCoyMistressandTheRuinedMaid'ToHisCoyMistress'iswrittenbyAndrewMarvellin the17thCentury.Marvellwasoneoftheso-calledmetaphysicalpoets-atermofmildliteraryabusecoinedbyDr. Johnson'TheRuinedMaid'waswrittenbyThomasHardyin1866Itisimportanttoanalysethetheme,language, tone,charactersandstyleofbothpoemsinordertocompareandcontrastthem.'ToHisCoyMistress'isalyricof seductionItisaboutayoungmanwho

PursuingSexInAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistress

Thespeakerin"ToHisCoyMistress"byAndrewMarvellisashadymanthatistryingtopersuadeavirginto havesexwithhim.Themanisusingtheuncertaintyofdeaththroughoutthepoemtoseducethewoman,which leadstotheassumptionthatitismoreaboutsex,thanloveAlthoughhedoesadmireherbeauty,thequestiontobe askediswhetherheisinlovewithherorifheisinitforhisownselfishness."Iftimeisthesuper-villainof AndrewMarvell's"ToHisCoyMistress,"thenhavingsex

AnalysisofToHisCoyMistressbyAndrewMarvellEssay

AnalysisofToHisCoyMistressbyAndrewMarvellAndrewMarvell'selaboratesixteenthcenturycarpediem poem,'ToHisCoyMistress',notonlyspeakstohiscoymistress,butalsotothereaderMarvell'ssuggeststohis coymistressthattimeisinevitablyrapidlyprogressingandforthishewishesforhertoreciprocatehisdesiresand toinitiateasexualrelationship.Marvellsimultaneouslysuggeststothereaderthatheorsheshouldactupontheir desiresaswell,tohesitatenolonger

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‘ToHisMistressGoingtoBed’byJohnDonne

AComparisonof'ToHisCoyMistress'byAndrewMarvelland'ToHisMistressGoingtoBed'byJohnDonne 'ToHisCoyMistress'and'ToHisMistressGoingtoBed'arebothpoemsaboutmenseducingwomen.Theycentre aroundsexratherthanloveorromanceSixteenthandseventeenthcenturyattitudestoloveandrelationshipswere muchstrictergoingasfaraswealthypeopleaskingtheirperspectiveloverstocourtthemvialovepoemorletter. Thoughthishaschangedfrom

ThepoemToHisCoyMistressbyAndrewMarvell,speakstohiscoymistressabouthowtimeisrapidlypassing andhewisheshertoreciprocatehisfeelingsalongwithsexualdesires.InthispoemIfeellikeMarvellisalso talkingtothereaderandencouragingthemtoactupontheirdesiresUltimatelylivelifetothefullestbecausetime isrunningout.ThispoemisallaboutCarpeDiemwithasatiricalaspectonlove.EssentiallyMarvellistryingto getthismistresstosleepwithhimHewants

CarpeDiemInToHisCoyMistressByAndrewMarvell

LiteraryAnalysisOfAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistress

"ToHisCoyMistress"AndrewMarvell'spoem"ToHisCoyMistress,"originallypublishedin1681,encompasses theCarpeDiemideologythroughadramaticmonologueinwhichthenarratorspeakstohis"coymistress."While thepoemusesliterarydevicestoillustratetherecurringthemeoutliningtime'slimitationsandthatthenarratorand hismistressneedtohaveseximmediately,italsocontrastswiththePetrarchanstandardoftheidealizedwoman Withinthefirst24linesofthepoem,Marvell...

LiteraryAnalysisOfAndrewMarvell'sToHisCoyMistress

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