There is general agreement that Andrew Marvell's "To his Coy Mistress" is a carpe diem, invitation-to-love, seduction poem couched in a syllogistic, or seemingly-syllogistic, argument: if we lived forever, your virginity would be appropriate; but we do not live forever, and therefore we...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 To His Coy Mistress: (This is easily the most magnificent poetic rejection of the literary cliche of the impasse reached between the "disdainful lady" and the "languishing lover.") The poem is in three verse paragraphs, the rhythmical patterns of which are...

In "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell, the poet creates a `narrator' who is trying to persuade his mistress to sleep with him, however she does not seem so interested. In `The Beggar Woman' by William King, the poet goes for a slightly comedic value; however still maintains a strong and relevant moral for the 17th century. This poem is about a man of a fairly good background who goes hunting and meets a prostitute with a baby. Throughout the poem again the man is trying to sleep with the wo

A comparison of "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell, and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe. What similarities and differences are there in the writers' approach to love? How effective are these poems as expressions of love?

`To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell and `A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning' by John Donne are two poems which show two poets expressing their love. Marvell thinks of love and relationships in a physical way, and often portrays sex in his poem. In contrast, Donne is more of a romantic, and thinks of love as something rather special that should be treasured.