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To His Coy Mistress Tone
The tone of each poem differed amongst each other. “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” has a

pessimistic tone. The speaker is giving advice to all young women, but he also conveys his opinion

about a declining quality of life; “But being spent, the worse, and worst/ Times still succeed the

former.” He states that as time passes, life becomes worse than it was before. The images of the poem

also help to create this tone, such as the image of the dying flower, on lines 3 and 4. The speaker’s

prediction at the end, “For having lost but once your prime,/ You may forever tarry.”, adds to this

pessimistic tone. The poem “To His Coy Mistress” has a tone of adoration. The first paragraph of the

poem is dedicated
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