English 203.1 1 April 2013 Seize the Day The metaphysical poet‚ Andrew Marvell‚ wrote the poem “To His Coy Mistress‚” which is considered to be a seduction poem on the surface‚ but Marvell’s poem is about seizing the moment in life. Marvell uses figures of speech like metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery to persuade the woman he loves to sleep with him‚ but he also wants to argue that life is short‚ and she should seize the day‚ both in life and sexually. The figures of speech that are in “To His Coy
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religious world‚ the metaphysical poets John Donne and Andrew Marvell present a new mode of thinking; one not governed by the hope of heaven‚ but by faith in the flesh. The poetry highlights and reinforces the spontaneity of lust while underscoring the fact of human mortality. Challenge conventions and conservative ideology are common preoccupations of artists and just as Donne champions the libertine ideal in "To His Mistress Going to Bed"‚ so Marvell ’s "To His Coy Mistress" celebrates the metaphysical
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green planet where no petty human emotion can bother him again. “Empires” is a story of finding out where you really belong‚ albeit in a different sort of way. The idea originally came to Le Guin when she was reading “To His Coy Mistress”‚ by Andrew Marvell. The poem contains the line‚ “My
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The Cavalier Poets The term "cavalier poets" is used to denote a group of poets closely associated with the court of Charles I. The best representatives are Robert Herrick‚ Thomas Carew‚ and Richard Lovelace. (Andrew Marvell is sometimes associated with the cavaliers and sometimes with metaphysical poets). They were also known as "sons of Ben" because they spent a lot of time with Ben Jonson‚ after whose poetry they modeled their own. Another influence was John Donne‚ the "father" of metaphysical
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Figures of Speech [ Examples ] 1. Metaphor ❖ "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." (William Sharp‚ "The Lonely Hunter") ❖ "Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another." (Charles Colton‚ Lacon) 2. Simile ❖ "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau)
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“To His Coy Mistress‚” a poem written by Andrew Marvell‚ presents a realistic view on the brevity of life. Marvell effectively presents a variety of figurative language‚ imagery‚ and a romantic tone to emphasize the theme of carpe diem: because time is one of the few things that are held certain in this world‚ one should take full advantage of it. The beautiful language that Marvell uses helps communicate the reality of time’s cruel passage. In fact‚ the poem begins with the hyperbolic statement
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May 17th‚ 2012. Course: Introduction to English Literature II. To his coy Mistress and To his importunate Mistress “To his coy Mistress” is poem written by Andrew Marvell‚ and this is one of his best poems ever. Author used Carpe Diem‚ very interesting style of writing poetry. In this poem he describes his life and how he wanted a more time with special woman. “To his importunate Mistress” is poem which is written by Peter de Vries. He also in his poem used many things that are like
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Critical Commentary Andrew Marvell’s ‘To His Coy Mistress’ embodies the male craving for intercourse‚ as in the poem the narrator tries to convince a woman to have sex with him. The poem is abounded with metaphysical conceits and really depicts the theme of carpe diem. With the exploitation of numerous motifs‚ compelling imagery and its rhythm‚ Marvell is able to construct a very influential argument. Initially‚ Marvell uses the metaphysical conceit to compliment the woman as a means of persuasion
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We will take a look at two poets; “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell and “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. “To His Coy Mistress” is to his shy girlfriend. He wants her to “Seize the day” by having a good time with him. Andrew wrote‚ “I always hear/ Time’s winged chariot hurrying near;/ And yonder all before us lie/ Deserts of vast eternity. (lines 21-24). When talking about theses lines Andrew Marvell is talking about how he hears the time of time ending and they
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spark motivation into audiences‚ but Andrew Marvell utilizes it in a slightly different way. In To His Coy Mistress‚ Marvell writes to a woman and explains how short life really is. Marvell idealizes life without a sense of urgency and how much could be accomplished‚ but shifts into reality where life is short and death is imminent. This sharp shift leads Marvell into his primary purpose: to bed the mistress. Through contrasting romantic and morbid imagery‚ Marvell intertwines the concepts of time‚
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