To His Coy Mistress- In the beginning of the poem, the speaker explains to his mistress how much he would love to live f
Samantha Shayevich September 25th 2006 E5X: Poetry Analysis -To His Coy Mistress- In the beginning of the poem, the speaker explains to his mistress how much he would love to live forever just to admire her every beauty and show her how much he loves her. He goes on to explain that he has loved her even prior to the start of eternity and even if she resists his love, he still will not mind and his love for her will continue to grow. A few lines later he continues to talk about his everlasting love. He begins to divide his love up between her body parts. He promises to her that he will dedicate a hundred years to her eyes. Then he tells her that he would dedicate two hundred to each breast. Here you begin to see how his mind begins to shift toward sex. He begins to shift his thoughts from her eyes to her body. He is very nonchalant about it. After the comment about her breasts he says and thirty to the rest. He is trying to be smooth about it, but in the next stanza we begin to see his patience giving out. In the second stanza he goes from being the person that you could spend eternity with to a person whose time is coming to an end fast. He says that time's chariot is hurrying near. This line sets the standard for the next stanza. This stanza is a little faster, and you can see that the narrator does not put as much thought into what he is saying. He then proceeds to
Shakespearean Sonnet 130 Explication
Lauren Sprouse Weibly C-Block, AP Eng. IV November 11, 2002 Shakespearean Sonnet 130 Explication Shakespeare's one hundred and thirtieth sonnet - "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" is one of the most insightful and powerful poems of all time. Reminding the reader that love is not found in the red of lips or the roses of the cheeks, this sonnet almost pokes fun at the standard "ideal woman". Shakespeare's use of structure, unique language, rhythm and rhyme and numerous other effects all contributed towards developing the meaning, form and content of the poem. In "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" Shakespeare forms an argument against the then popular conventions to flatter one's lover with praise of her beauty, as well as make comments about the way that love between two people can be expressed and interpreted. He compares an ideal woman to a woman who is by no means physically perfect to emphasize that love is deeper and more important than these superficial comparisons. While his mistress may not have had silky hair or sweet breath, he is still completely captivated by her and considers his love to be as rare as any other: "And yet by heaven I think my love as rare...". The structure of the sonnet is in the form of a eight-line octet followed by a six-line sestet. In the octet, Shakespeare presents his imperfect lover and compares her to the usual
Alone - creative writing.
Alone. Karen and her friends were sitting in the local park discussing their futures, as one of them was in mid sentence a rather nice lad walked past. "Mm not bad I'd say 9, if he cuts his hair a little." Nicki said whilst drooling over a lad passing. "9 are you crazy, more like 10 he's hot," proclaimed Karen. " You two are so sad," Steph bitched. "Oh shut up" screamed Lisa. " I'm going to talk to him," Karen said very full of her self. She got up and started walking towards the lad who looked as if he was Italian, he had dark brown hair and big brown eyes he had the facial structures of Brad Pitt but the voice of an Italian version of the rapper LL Cool J, he was wearing a stylish pair of jeans and jumper with a rather peculiar symbol attached to a necklace. Karen on the other hand was medium height, athletic build and very argumentative when it comes to her personal life, she is the kind of person you'd find on the 'Jerry Springer Show' The lad was sitting on the next bench from the girls. Karen approached the lad as though she had known him forever. "Well hello." said Karen. "Um, hi." he replied. "So where are you from." asked Karen. "Italy I've just moved down here and thought I'd take a walk and do a little sight seeing." "On your own." "I don't really know any one yet." "Ok, so what's your name?" "Andrew, you?" "Karen". They talked for a while and
Deception - creative writing.
Deception "Flight 1074 from Atlantic City has arrived, please collect all belongings and have a safe journ..." The words blared in my ears, louder until I jolted a little out of my seat. I was greeted at the exit by a tall Mediterranean looking man with a sign saying ' Welcome Angelina '. I saw a badge with the name Andrew imprinted and a picture of the man stood before me. After entering the taxi we exchanged a quick glance at each other and immediately got down to business. " You will be staying at the King Crown Hotel and work will begin tomorrow," he went on, "You know, this is very important, we must find him!" His voice was raised yet frightened, one that showed he was in need of help and support. "Don't worry," I reassured him, " I am a qualified member of the FBI, why else would I be called to the case?" It was clear a feeling of safety must have crossed him, as he settled back into his seat without mentioning another word all the way to the hotel. Once in the hotel Andrew explained to me my duties and the background of the case. " This must stop now, it cannot go any further," he explained, "already five people have been found dead in similar if not exact circumstances. " I inquired further but Andrew chose to ignore me and went on, " We will start on this tomorrow, meet me on 6 Willington's Avenue." With these words he left slamming the door shut behind him.
Love Poetry.
Love Poetry English coursework Lloyd Griffiths11E I have studied two poems that are about love and seduction - 'To my Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell and 'the seduction' by Eileen McCauley. I will look at each of these to see how each one portrays love and seduction and how the authors use different style and language to show this portrayal. I will first study 'To my Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell. The first the thing you notice about this poem is the title of the poem. This title suggests how the man writing the poem is trying to get a successful seduction from his girlfriend. The word Andrew Marvell uses there is coy and this means to be shy or withdrawn and this suggests to me that it could be a poem of seduction and charm if his mistress is coy. The first lines of the poem say to his mistress 'had we but world enough, and time. This coyness lady were no crime.' He says to her that if they had enough time then they could do whatever they wanted and the shyness of his mistress would be nothing wrong. I think he does this because he does not want to get angry and he wants to please her. I think he also tries to impress in the next line with tales of exotic places. He says 'to walk, and pass our loves long day, thou by the Indian Ganges side' I think he is trying to charm her by saying that if he had all the time, he
English essay
Comparison of, "to his coy mistress" by Andrew Marvel and "the passionate Sheppard to his love" by Christopher Marlowe. Andrew Marvel was born in 1621 in Yorkshire. He was a metaphysical poet. He was a priest and he spoke Latin and Greek. He died in 1678. His work was posthumously published. Chris Marlowe was born in 1564 in Canterbury. There were many rumours and much controversy that he was a spy. He died in 1593 at the young age of 29. An agent presumably killed him. He was stabbed in the eye at a tavern in Deptford. Coincidentally, both poets were educated at Cambridge and both were accused of being homosexual. The titles of the poems set the tone in "to his coy mistress". The words coy mistress show that there is false emotion involved in him trying to win the love of his mistress. Unlike the first poem there is nothing in "the passionate Sheppard" that implies his love is not legitimate. The tone in "the passionate Sheppard" doesn't change. It is constantly talking about lavishing the Sheppard's love with gifts. This is shown in the quote "A bed of straw and ivy buds, with coral clasps and amber studs". This shows the value of the gifts he planned to give her, whereas in "to his coy mistress" the mood varies. It starts very persuasive and slow, but after the first 20 lines he becomes moody, impatient and quite nasty. Overall the both poems are about persuading a girl
Pre 1900 Poetry
Pre 1900 Poetry Love poems are one of peoples all time favourites. They are read to people of all ages with an enclosed message behind them. However, there is a difference in love as one is pure love rather than the lust. This is the same in poems. The messages behind them can be based on love and affection but on the other hand can be based on lust and betrayal. Recently I have studied two well known poets' works. These are the work of the stunning Shakespeare and the magnificent Andrew Marvell. These are indeed both love poems however, they are contrasted as they have different meanings to them, one being love, and one being pure lust. To his Coy Mistress is a pure lust one even though in parts may make us think that he is in fact in love with this woman, however Sonnet 130 is a love poem. This makes the poems have different content as well as the language used. To His Coy Mistress is split into three parts. Each part has its own significant purpose. Part one is about time being of the essence. Andrew Marvel starts the poem with 'had we but world enough, and time' then goes on to say what they could have done for instance he says 'we would sit down' therefore he is saying that they could if only they had a bit more time. Not only that but Andrew exaggerates by saying 'walk and pass our long love's day', as this would be impossible as you wouldn't just spend all day
Pre-1914 Poetry
Pre-1914 Poetry I am going to compare two poems, To His Coy Mistress and The Beggar Woman, from the same area of view, lust. To start off with, To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). A woman (more or less young), is the object of this older gentleman's eye. She could be a coquette, one who uses arts to gain the admiration and the affections of men, merely for the gratification of vanity or from a desire of conquest; and, without any intention of responding to the feelings aroused in her plaything. At any rate, it was more the convention in Marvel's day for a pretty woman when she found herself interacting with an available man, to display shyness or reserve or unwillingness, at least for the first little while, "Had we but world, and time, This Coyness, lady, were no crime." Remember the times of the poet, in this case Marvel: circa 1650. England was beginning its era of great exploration and the discovery of the exotic east, "Though by Indian Ganges' side Should'st rubies find: I by the tide" From Various sources: The flood referring to Noah a part belonging to the Genesis in the Bible. So he would love her since ever. And then he adds 'Till the conversion of the Jews', most Jews never have converted ... Those two religious references are just a way to tell her that he would love and praise her during a very very long time before getting into any kind of
To his coy mistress
To his coy mistress and Cousin Kate Andrew Marvell was a poet he was born in Yorkshire in the 17th century. He was a member of the metaphysical poets. Christina Rosseti was born in London on December 5th 1830. She was labeled a poet in the 19th century and was part of the pre-Raphelite Brotherhood. The tradition that 'to his coy mistress' belongs to is of a carpe diem poem. The serious subject in this poem is we do not have forever. Cousin Kate is a poem about Love and relationship it is also an attack on Victorians attitude to women. To his coy mistress The narrator of this poem is the man who is trying to persuade his mistress to get into bed with him. The word 'Coy' implies her shyness and sensitivity. The first stacge of hhis argument 'Had we' is saying had we enough time the second 'but' is saying we do not have enough time and the third 'now therefore' is saying lets make love as otherwise our time will run out. Stanza 1 In the first stanza the narrator attacks his mistress for her coyness by saying 'had we but world enough time, this coyness lady were no crime' he is saying that her being shy is a crime as they are not going to live forever and therefore should not be so shy. In the first stanza he quotes 'my vegetable love should grow' this is an example of metaphysical conceit, he is saying that there is nothing wrong with sex its healthy and natural
