Often in poetry writers use faulty arguments arguing a claim over invalid and deceiving information. This creates more of a dramatic and unrealistic appeal, but brings more emphasis and expression to their writing. There are many different arguments that could be used the highlight the meaning in poetry. In Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress,” and Roberts Herrick’s “To the Virgins to Make Much of Time” the writer reflects his faultiness by using scare tactics, band wagon appeals, and hasty generalizations.…
Within both of these poems, the poets use different types of poetic techniques to show how time can affect the relationship of two lovers. The language used in the two poems is very different but they both show the same prospective of time. In ‘hour’ the language used is very blunt and in ‘to his coy mistress’ the language is more creative and imaginative. This is shown in hour when the poet says, “time hates love”, whereas in ‘to his coy mistress’ the poet says “we cannot make our sun stand still”. Both of the poets are trying to say that time is in control and it is very powerful. In ‘hour’ Duffy uses personification and simile; this is shown in, “love’s time’s beggar”. This suggests to us that time is love's enemy and love is begging time. The word beggar almost makes you feel sorry for love. The poet personifies time as loves enemy. In ‘to his coy mistress’ Marvell uses metaphors. For example, “Time's winged chariot hurrying near”, this suggest to us that death will be near. There are lots of imagery used in the two poems. For example, in ‘hour’ Duffy says, “but even a single hour bright as a dropped coin, makes love rich”. This suggests to the reader that even one hour with your loved is very precious and should cherish the moment. We also see love being powerful than time for the first time. In “to his coy mistress” imagery is used in the first section of the poem, when the speaker says “thou by the Indian Ganges side…
The poem written by Robert Herrick called “ To the Virgins to make sure of time” has the theme of Carpe Diem in its connotation. The author tries to persuade the reader to live life to fullest and not to waste time in things that are not important. Robert talks about the concept of time and uses nature to get his point across. In the contrary to the poem “ Song” written by Sir John Suckling. First of all, the poem starts of by expressing that time is and will pass by.…
In the poems of Dickinson “Because I could not stop for Death”, Housman “To an Athlete Dying Young, and Thomas “Do not go gentle into that good night” were written in different time period or era, it also seemed to refer to perceptions death; however, these poems could be referring as life experiences. Dickinson in her poem it seemed to have a connection with death the afterlife, Housman expressed acceptance towards, and in Thomas’s poem the author seemed to express desired to be alive and to fight death.…
Read the two poems carefully, bearing in mind that they were written at different times by different writers and are open to different interpretations. Write a comparison of these two poems.…
Carpe diem is one of the most famous phrases through history. It was created in a poem by a Roman writer named “Horace”, and it means to seize the day. People need to know about carpe diem since it can help them to break their routine in order to become happier. It had a great impact on 17th century English poetry and in the beat poets of 1960s. Carpe diem has also developed a strong influence on contemporary popular culture since it is used as a subject of people’s daily lives. It has become very popular through the use of arts, business, Internet, and other medias.…
In Robert Herrick’s poem “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”, the use of symbolism helps illustrate the theme, the theme being to go out and enjoy your life while you are still young. Right at the start in the title the word “Virgins” is aimed at women, virgin women, to go and marry at a young age rather than waiting till they are older. Then in stanza one the speaker says “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, / Old time is still a-flying”, which relates back to the theme of enjoying life while being young (1-2). These “rosebuds” are the opportunities you have in life; however these “rosebuds” don’t last forever as time goes by quickly without a glance. Later as the rosebud turns into a flower, “And this same flower that smiles today/ Tomorrow will be dying” (3-4). A flower at full maturity doesn’t mean it will necessarily die the next day, but the possibility of death coming the next day is always there as life is full of unavoidable, sometimes deadly situations. For the second stanza when the speaker…
One of the greatest authors in history, Edgar Allen Poe, for some reason always creates writing pieces revolving around death. Why does he do that? One reason for this is probably because his life had many sorrows and difficulties. It was filled with deaths of close family members and many friendships. In his poems and other pieces of work he uses many literary devices to convey this. Edgar Allen Poe uses rhyme, repetition, and symbolism to show his different emotions and produce poems with themes of sorrow and regret.…
There is a multitude of poems written with the theme of death, be it in a positive light or negative. Some poets write poems that depict Death as a spine-chilling inevitable end, others hold respect for this natural occurrence. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death”, diction and personification is utilized to demonstrate the speaker’s cordial friendship with Death.…
Few would argue that on the surface level of Marvel's "To His Coy Mistress" the speaker is a lover advancing a conventional 'carpe diem' line of thought. He systematically reasons with his desired object about the futility of delaying their interlude when the hours available to them are limited, but the lyric may simultaneously function as a metaphor for Marvel's endeavors as a metaphysical poet. Metaphysical writers view poetry as an intellectual exercise, an opportunity to develop ideas in a logical, argumentative structure; for them, the object of poetry is not to serve as an outlet for an effusion of emotional sentiments. If one approaches "To a Coy Mistress" as a discussion of the pressures which time places upon a writer, Marvel's apostrophe…
The first stanza of “To His Coy Mistress,” is Marvell’s “If” statement to his lover. He states that if and only if he had all the time in the world he would and could properly admire her beauty and successfully woe her . He sets aside nearly 30,500 years, in the poem, he says he needs to admire her and her assets properly as he sees fit. In this stanza Marvell makes his preposition and argues that he, and his mistress, can only love each other properly if he was given the 30,500 years this time to admire her to the level her beauty deserves. The thesis in this particular poem brings to light the reality of the situation; nothing is going to be perfect. In order to strive for the perfect status hundreds of thousands of years would have to be dedicated to the cause.…
There are certain concepts within life that the human mind has trouble understanding. It is these concepts that often appear in famous literature. American writers often struggled to gain popularity when competing with Europe and the first notable group to break the chain was the Fireside Poets. This group was made up of four famous poets and their most famous poems have a common theme: death. The poems in question are Longfellow's “ A Psalm of Life” and “ The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” and Lowell’s “ The First Snowfall”. Each is about death and the different ways of viewing a common occurrence in nature.…
He shows very good metaphor in the poem to compare the youthful beauty to the flowers that will soon age and die off, “ And this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying.” (Line 3-4). I feel like the difference here with Marvell is that his poem is a bit more personal than Herrick’s. Marvell’s narrator seems to be speaking directly to his mistress sexually. Her coyness would be fine with avoidance of having sex if time was coming to an end. Also he is comparing time with death, “But at my back I awaies hear, times’s winged chariot hurrying near:” at any moment the charriot can come up behind them and take their life. When their life has ended this would interfere with the chance to have sex, which gives them a reason to have sexual relations earlier than…
During the seventeenth century, many religious and political changes occurred. Cavalier poetry erupted using themes such as love, war, loyalty to the king, and carpe diem. Marvell speaks to his prudish mistress in 'To His Coy Mistress.' Herrick attempts to persuade Corinna to seize the day in 'Corinna's Going A-Maying.' Sir John Suckling speaks to his friend to convince him to forget his love in 'Why So Pale and Wan' Lovelace speaks to his lovers about the limitations placed on relationships and the need to seize the day in 'To Lucasta,' and 'To Althea.' All of these poets emphasize carpe diem, which means seize the day. Marvell, Lovelace, Suckling, and Herrick use the theme of carpe diem to convey the importance of living in the moment. In 'To His Coy Mistress,' Marvell uses the theme of carpe diem to convince his mistress to love him now and not wait forever. Marvell pleads with his mistress to stop playing hard to get and love while she is still young and pretty. 'Now therefore, while the youthful hue sits on the skin like morning dew...now let us sport us while we may, and now like amorous birds of prey.' Marvell tells his mistress to not wait to love forever, because time will run out. He tells her to seize the day and love him. 'Had we but world enough, and time, this coyness, Lady, were no crime.' Marvell implores his lover to acquiesce his request to live for the moment and abandon her prudish behaviors.…
Initially, Marvell uses the metaphysical conceit to compliment the woman as a means of persuasion for intercourse. In the first stanza, he claims that he has eternity to spend time courting and admiring his woman. Yet, already in the first line, the poet uses irony with the word ‘had’. This establishes that the lovers will not live eternally; implying that the speaker is aware of this before he begins his flattery. Also, the use of rhythm is becoming more apparent; maintained throughout are rhyming couplets and iambic pentameter, which gives the argument a structure, therefore making it seem more plausible to the woman. Marvell uses a lot of alliteration in the first stanza: ‘we [...] world’ (ll.1), ‘coyness [...] crime’ (ll.2), ‘we would [...] which way’ (ll.3) and ‘long love’s’ (ll.4). By using this technique, his argument seems more appealing to the woman, as it adds light-heartedness to the poem. As well as alliteration, the poet uses exotic imagery to allure his potential companion; he refers to ‘the Indian Ganges’ (ll.5) and ‘Humber’ (ll.7). By presenting images which are more enticing than anything local in England, the poet allures the woman, leading her to believe that if she committed herself to him he will offer her exciting new experiences. The poet later on insists that the woman may refuse to have intercourse with him ‘till the conversion of the Jews’ (ll.10). This again, shows the motif of time and how much he is willing to give to her. Since most Jews never converted to Christianity this emphasises the fact that she has a lot of time to come to…