Comparison Of "To His Coy Mistress" and "An Answer To A Love Letter"
The first poem is called 'To His Coy Mistress' and is by Andrew Marvell. The second poem is called 'An Answer To A Love-Letter' and is by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
The story told in the poem, 'To His Coy Mistress' is about a man trying to woo a lady. The man goes about wooing the lady by writing a poem that shows his true emotions to 'his mistress'. The persona of the piece is the man, making the poem a monologue. It is evident that the persona is the man by the fact that in the poem it says 'I', for instance "Nor would I love at lower rate". By making the persona the man, the piece becomes a lot more personal. This inturn makes the poem seem more realistic. Also this makes the poem seem directed at the reader making the reader seem like they are the receiver of the poem, the woman.
The first poem is called 'To His Coy Mistress' and is by Andrew Marvell. The second poem is called 'An Answer To A Love-Letter' and is by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
The story told in the poem, 'To His Coy Mistress' is about a man trying to woo a lady. The man goes about wooing the lady by writing a poem that shows his true emotions to 'his mistress'. The persona of the piece is the man, making the poem a monologue. It is evident that the persona is the man by the fact that in the poem it says 'I', for instance "Nor would I love at lower rate". By making the persona the man, the piece becomes a lot more personal. This inturn makes the poem seem more realistic. Also this makes the poem seem directed at the reader making the reader seem like they are the receiver of the poem, the woman.
