{"id":71330,"date":"2023-02-07T17:32:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays.homeworkacetutors.com\/q-marvells-poem-to-his-coy-mistress-essay\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:32:14","slug":"q-marvells-poem-to-his-coy-mistress-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/q-marvells-poem-to-his-coy-mistress-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Q. Marvell\u2019s poem \u201cTo His Coy Mistress\u201d Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cTo\u00a0His Coy Mistress\u201d is\u00a0primarily the author, Andrew Marvell, trying to\u00a0convince and seduce \u201chis coy mistress\u201d, into having intimate relations with him. The poem has three stanzas; each with a\u00a0different purpose: the first stanza gently and subtly flatters his mistress, using positive diction and images to\u00a0show, how Marvell wishes he\u00a0could love her for all of\u00a0eternity; the second stanza, however, uses imagery to\u00a0show how time is\u00a0moving fast and also, strongly negative diction and images to\u00a0show how life must be\u00a0lived happily, for there is\u00a0no\u00a0chance to\u00a0after death; the last stanza, the conclusion of\u00a0the poem, uses quite sexual images to\u00a0tell his mistress, that because time is\u00a0limited, they should make the most of\u00a0it, and enjoy life\u2019s intimate pleasures together.<\/p>\n

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Imagery and diction have been used effectively throughout the poem, to\u00a0achieve the author\u2019s purpose, of\u00a0seducing this lady. The author also conveys a\u00a0theme throughout the poem; life is\u00a0short, your time on\u00a0earth is\u00a0limited, and therefore we\u00a0must make the most of\u00a0life\u2019s pleasures while we\u00a0still can.<\/p>\n

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Analysis of the Poem<\/h3>\n
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  • In\u00a0the first stanza, imagery and diction, flatters this lady, Andrew Marvell wishes to\u00a0seduce, and depicts his great and ever-growing love for her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Marvell begins by describing how ideally he would have \u201cworld enough and time\u201d to love this lady. They would \u201csit down, and think which way to walk and pass [their] long love\u2019s day.\u201d Imagery shows them taking their love very slowly. This image is created by diction with relaxed and slow connotations, such as \u201csit down\u201d, and \u201cwalk.\u201d The diction within that line, also creates alliteration, \u201cwhich way to walk\u201d, and also, \u201clong love\u2019s day;\u201d this alliteration, and the long vowel sounds in \u201cway\u201d, \u201cwalk\u201d, and \u201clong\u201d, creates a slow and steady rhythm, and a relaxed mood and tone to the stanza, which allows the author to convey to \u201chis mistress\u201d that he wishes they could take their love slowly and steadily.<\/p>\n

    Later on\u00a0in\u00a0the stanza, he\u00a0uses diction to\u00a0create images, to\u00a0flatter \u201chis mistress.\u201d \u201cThou by\u00a0the Indian Ganges\u2019 side shouldst rubies find; I\u00a0by\u00a0the tide of\u00a0the Humber would complain.\u201d The imagery shows how he\u00a0sees his mistress as\u00a0exotic, by\u00a0comparing her to\u00a0the Indian Ganges\u2019, which at\u00a0that time, was an\u00a0faraway and exotic place; while, comparing himself with \u201cthe Humber\u201d, he\u00a0views himself as\u00a0ordinary, compared to\u00a0her. The effect is\u00a0that it\u00a0fulfils the author\u2019s purpose for\u00a0it, which was to\u00a0flatter this lady. The diction also helps him achieve this, \u201cshouldst rubies find\u201d; rubies are precious and beautiful, and by\u00a0using this diction, he\u00a0again flatters her, by\u00a0describing how beautiful and precious she is\u00a0to\u00a0him.<\/p>\n

    In\u00a0the first stanza the author has used diction and imagery effectively to\u00a0create a\u00a0relaxed and easy mood and tone, to\u00a0show how the author wishes he\u00a0can just slowly and eternally love this woman; a\u00a0\u201cstate\u201d which she \u201cdeserves.\u201d He\u00a0also achieves his purpose of\u00a0gracefully complementing this lady on\u00a0her beauty, in\u00a0more ways than physically.<\/p>\n

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    • In\u00a0the next stanza, Marvell uses diction and imagery to\u00a0show how there is\u00a0nothing to\u00a0be\u00a0enjoyed in\u00a0the eternity of\u00a0death, and how death is\u00a0a\u00a0lonely place, therefore another person\u2019s love must be\u00a0experienced during life. He\u00a0tells\u00a0us that \u201cat\u00a0[his] back [he] always hears Time\u2019s wing\u00e8d chariot hurrying near.\u201d \u201cWinged\u201d: this diction gives\u00a0us an\u00a0impression that the \u201cchariot\u201d is\u00a0quick, and therefore the imagery, created by\u00a0the personification of\u00a0\u201cTime\u201d, shows that time travels quickly; life is\u00a0short. \u201cYonder before\u00a0us lie deserts of\u00a0vast eternity.\u201d I\u00a0believe the \u201cdeserts of\u00a0vast eternity\u201d metaphorically symbolises death. \u201cDeserts\u201d suggests lifeless, desolate; while \u201cvast eternity\u201d uses long vowels sounds in\u00a0\u201cvast\u201d, combined with the \u2019e\u2019 sound being repeated and carried on\u00a0at\u00a0the end, in\u00a0\u201ceternity\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The combined effect of\u00a0the diction: an\u00a0image, showing the boring, lifelessness of\u00a0death. This is\u00a0summed up\u00a0at\u00a0the end of\u00a0the stanza: \u201cthe grave\u2019s a\u00a0fine and private place, but none, I\u00a0think, do\u00a0there embrace:\u201d love and its pleasures may only be\u00a0experience during life. He\u00a0also tries to\u00a0convince \u201chis mistress\u201d, that keeping her virginity, is\u00a0a\u00a0silly thing to\u00a0do. Marvell refers to\u00a0\u201clong preserved virginity\u201d as\u00a0a\u00a0\u201cquaint honour\u201d; the choice of\u00a0diction, by\u00a0using quaint, shows the author\u2019s negative tone towards keeping your \u201cvirginity\u201d: it\u00a0is\u00a0too old-fashioned, odd, and somewhat of\u00a0a\u00a0joke. The diction and imagery in\u00a0this paragraph show\u00a0us that life must be\u00a0enjoyed, for such pleasures do\u00a0not exist after death.<\/p>\n

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      • In\u00a0the last paragraph, Marvell, uses sexual, passionate diction and imagery to\u00a0show that to\u00a0enjoy life to\u00a0the fullest, they must have intimate relations together. \u201cNow therefore, while the youthful hue sit on\u00a0the skin like morning dew, and while thy willing soul transpires at\u00a0every pore with instant fires\u201d; the simile creates an\u00a0image, showing\u00a0us that this lady is\u00a0physically young, and the metaphor shows\u00a0us that she is\u00a0either blushing, or\u00a0seems to\u00a0be\u00a0very excited, or\u00a0both. Marvell uses this imagery to\u00a0subtly tell this young woman, that it\u00a0is\u00a0obvious, she wants the same as\u00a0him.<\/li>\n
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        \u201cNow let\u00a0us sport\u00a0us while we\u00a0may, and now like amorous birds of\u00a0prey\u201d; the diction, amorous, has very passionate connotations, even more so\u00a0than love, and the simile, like birds of\u00a0prey, suggests a\u00a0physical side of\u00a0love, and creates an\u00a0image of\u00a0a\u00a0fearless bird, diving as\u00a0soon as\u00a0it\u00a0sees a\u00a0chance for kill; therefore the image shows\u00a0us, that while we\u00a0are able\u00a0to, we\u00a0must make the most of\u00a0the physical and passionate pleasures of\u00a0life, without too much concern, and also most importantly, as\u00a0soon as\u00a0we\u00a0may. The tone and mood, created by\u00a0the diction and images, in\u00a0the paragraph is\u00a0very positive, and passionate, and its purpose is\u00a0to\u00a0convince \u201chis mistress\u201d that what he\u00a0is\u00a0suggesting, is\u00a0the right thing to\u00a0do, and to\u00a0do\u00a0so\u00a0without any worries, and as\u00a0soon as\u00a0possible. We\u00a0must enjoy the pleasures of\u00a0life, while we\u00a0may, for that is\u00a0impossible after death.<\/p>\n

        Conclusion<\/h3>\n

        Andrew Marvell effectively uses diction and imagery throughout this poem, to\u00a0convince and seduce a\u00a0young lady, into having physical relations with him. He\u00a0uses diction and imagery in\u00a0the first paragraph, showing how, greatly he\u00a0loves her, and how willing he\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0only love in\u00a0a\u00a0non-physical way, till the \u201clast age\u201d had they all of\u00a0eternity. However, in\u00a0the second paragraph, negative diction and images, show\u00a0us that time is\u00a0limited, and the pleasures of\u00a0life, cannot be\u00a0found in\u00a0after death; therefore we\u00a0must enjoy them while we\u00a0live. The third and final paragraph, is\u00a0the conclusion to\u00a0Marvell\u2019s argument; he\u00a0uses passion filled images and diction, to\u00a0show that they should therefore engage in\u00a0a\u00a0physical and intimate relationship, for this maybe the only opportunity they ever get. A\u00a0theme conveyed is\u00a0that we\u00a0must enjoy all of\u00a0life\u2019s pleasures, for we\u00a0only get one chance to\u00a0live.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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