Compare How Love Is Presented in 'to His Coy Mistress' and 'in Paris with You'
In the poems ‘To his coy mistress’ and ‘In Paris With You’, both of the poets are speaking about a relationship with their lover and they present love through the use of language in many different ways.
Love is presented in ‘In Paris With You’ through repetition as ‘Paris’ and the mantra ‘In Paris with you’ is repeated more than 10 times; this shows that the speaker wishes to focus solely on the present and the time that he is sharing with his lover in that moment. Similarly, in ‘to his coy mistress’ the present is also a point of convergence as he is urging his mistress to make the most of life and live in the moment (by sleeping with him) because life is short. The poet uses time references to convey how life is going so fast when he says that if they had the time he would ‘love you ten years before the flood’ and ‘hundred years should go to praise thine eyes’ – he uses hyperbolic flattery to persuade his mistress to be with him intimately.
In ‘to his coy mistress’ a contrast and juxtaposition is used between stanzas as in the second stanza there are many references to death in phrases such as ‘turn to dust’, ‘all my lust’ and ‘grave’s a fine place’. These morbid associations used to scare his mistress ‘into action’ create contrast with the next stanza, which is written, in an upbeat tone which gives more of a sense of vitality – the associations with nature and the phrase ‘youthful hue’ give a more life affirming tone.
Likewise to ‘In Paris With You’, contrast is used in the way that it is written in a paradoxical manner. This is because the poem is written in a positive tone but negative words are used. The first stanza is written with bitterness and regret with the author wallowing in self-pity, but you can tell it is not entirely serious as he uses a made up word or hapax-legomenon ‘maroonded’ which is a play on marooned so that it rhymes; this adds humour and creates a light-hearted nature.
Another way love is presented in both poems is through
Love is presented in ‘In Paris With You’ through repetition as ‘Paris’ and the mantra ‘In Paris with you’ is repeated more than 10 times; this shows that the speaker wishes to focus solely on the present and the time that he is sharing with his lover in that moment. Similarly, in ‘to his coy mistress’ the present is also a point of convergence as he is urging his mistress to make the most of life and live in the moment (by sleeping with him) because life is short. The poet uses time references to convey how life is going so fast when he says that if they had the time he would ‘love you ten years before the flood’ and ‘hundred years should go to praise thine eyes’ – he uses hyperbolic flattery to persuade his mistress to be with him intimately.
In ‘to his coy mistress’ a contrast and juxtaposition is used between stanzas as in the second stanza there are many references to death in phrases such as ‘turn to dust’, ‘all my lust’ and ‘grave’s a fine place’. These morbid associations used to scare his mistress ‘into action’ create contrast with the next stanza, which is written, in an upbeat tone which gives more of a sense of vitality – the associations with nature and the phrase ‘youthful hue’ give a more life affirming tone.
Likewise to ‘In Paris With You’, contrast is used in the way that it is written in a paradoxical manner. This is because the poem is written in a positive tone but negative words are used. The first stanza is written with bitterness and regret with the author wallowing in self-pity, but you can tell it is not entirely serious as he uses a made up word or hapax-legomenon ‘maroonded’ which is a play on marooned so that it rhymes; this adds humour and creates a light-hearted nature.
Another way love is presented in both poems is through