Herrick vs. Marvell
"To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Rober Herrick and Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" have many similarities and differences. The tone of the speakers, the audience each poem is directed to, and the theme make up some of the literary elements that help fit this description. The tone of "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" and "To His Coy Mistress" are different. In Herrick's poem, his tone is relaxed. For instance when he writes, "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, /Old times is still a-flying," his word choice has a very relaxed and casual tone. His attitude reflects the relaxed tone in his poem. In Marvell's poem, his tone is serious. Marvell's purpose is to persuade his mistress to have sex with him. He tries to lure her in whe
For, having lost but once your prime, n saying, "Had we but World enough, and Time." He starts out very seriously, in attempt to convince his mistress. The relaxed tone of "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" and serious tone of "To His Coy Mistress" point out the difference in the way the writers feel about their characters. Herrick is telling all of the your virgins to go out and have sex in their prime because if they do not, they will regret not having sex when they had the chance to. In "To His Coy Mistress" the theme of carpe diem is apparent. "Now therefore, while the youthful hew/.../Now let us sport us while we may." Marvell is telling his mistress that they need to have sex while they can because if she waits any longer, they will not be able to be i
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Approximate Word count = 519
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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