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    Rossano Bhandal 11J Compare the views of relationships in ‘The Unequal Fetters’ with those in ‘To his Coy Mistress’. What is suggested about the different ways in which men and women view love? ‘To His Coy Mistress’ was written by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). The poem is a metaphysical poem‚ which was mostly used in the seventeenth century and was classed as a highly intellectual type of poetry and mainly expressed the complexities of love and life; just as this poem is. In brief the poem is about

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    “TO HIS COY MISTRESS” by Andrew Marvell THEME: Time‚ Love and Sex In his poem the author tries to convey that if there was enough time‚ he and his beloved could go on courting forever‚ but times goes by quickly. Therefore‚ as he wants her to have sex with him‚ he states that they must squeeze their joys to the present because there is no time to be coy and aloof. LANGUAGE: Figurative The poet uses figurative language to add feeling and mood to what he wants to say to his mistress. Many

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    traditional love poems ideals and gives the audience a more modern view. In the poem‚ “To His Coy Mistress‚” Andrew Marvell transforms images of time into a symbol of humanity to challenge traditional love poetry as it existed in this age. Marvell utilizes temporal imagery to protest the ideal love that poets of this age insisted on‚ as a means to argue that we are limited by our humanity. The speaker starts off by telling his lover that if there was enough time and enough space: “world enough‚ and time”

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    01/23/2018 To His Coy Mistress By Andrew Marvell Insight and Appreciation How deep or sincere is the speaker’s love for his sweetheart? What are the differences between the kind of love expressed in Sonnet 106 by Shakespeare‚ and the kind expressed in this poem? Which love is more likely to withstand the ravages of time? Why? If the lover in Marvell’s poem were not concerned with time‚ would he act differently toward his sweetheart? Explain. In To His Coy Mistress‚ the speaker’s love for his sweetheart

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    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

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    compare/contrast will be by Andrew Marvell‚ who was an English metaphysical poet‚ satirist and politician‚ and Robert Herrick‚ who was a 17th century English lyric poet and cleric. In the poems To the Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time‚ by Herrick and To Coy His Mistress‚ by Marvell‚ they both have the similarity of the importance of time passing‚ but also the theme of Carpe Diem and taking the time to enjoy sexual activity. I claim that Marvell’s poem seems to be more personal than Herrick’s poem. The poem

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    ideas about time in ‘hour’ and on other poem from relationship? Poets often use their work to express their thoughts‚ this is what the writers of ‘hour’ and ‘to his coy mistress’ have done to express their thoughts on time and love. In hour the poem is about time and how it is short lived when you are in love‚ whereas ’To His Coy Mistress’ is a poem where the man is trying to convince the woman to sleep with him and exploring the idea of living and enjoying your life whilst you’re young.

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    ENG. 1102 Paper 1 Carpe Diem Poetry “To The Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell are two great examples of Carpe Diem poetry. Their vivid imagery‚ symbolism‚ and usage of simile and metaphor are what make these poems memorable. Their usage of these terms also makes the poems more inviting and makes the usage of the Carpe Diem tradition more apparent. Likely risqué for their times‚ I find both poems somewhat romantic and tame for our

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    Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell both share the sense of dramatics and intense feelings in their poems. Through the images and metaphors throughout both works‚ we can compare and contrast the underlying meaning of Browning and Marvell’s poems. What is love? According to His Coy Mistress‚ Marvell explains love as a sexual relationship. He claims his promise to compliment her and admire her beauty for his “vegetable (flourishing) love should grow/vaster

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    Literature in its purest form has the remarkable ability to transport us to the time and place that it is set. It can even give us insight into the time period the literary artists lived in and how it affected their works. Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress‚” set in the 1650’s‚ has an overarching theme of mortality‚ in that one must make the most of what little time they have alive. Similarly‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind‚” set in the early 1800’s‚ has a mortality theme‚ although

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