Love Poems, like itself, can be light hearted, heavy hearted or passionate. Compare three or four poems from 'Hearts and Partners', showing how loving relationships can be presented in different ways.
Love Poems, like itself, can be light hearted, heavy hearted or passionate. Compare three or four poems from 'Hearts and Partners', showing how loving relationships can be presented in different ways. 'The Beggar Woman', 'To His Coy Mistress' and 'One Flesh' are all love poems but they all are different in many different ways in Subject, Structure and Language. How ever, there are some similarities in these love Poems that will be explained in the essay. 'The Beggar Woman', 'To His Coy Mistress' is both written in the 17th Century but 'One Flesh' is written in modern times. This can be shown in the type of language used in The Beggar Woman' and 'To His Coy Mistress' in comparison to 'One Flesh'. 'To His Coy Mistress' uses language like 'Thus', 'Nor' and 'Amorous' The Beggar Woman' also uses the same language techniques. How ever in comparison to 'One Flesh' which is more modern and uses everyday language techniques also alliteration 'cold' word to set tone. The subject of 'The Beggar Woman' and 'To His Coy Mistress' are both about sexually frustrated men, sex in both poems are not really wanted by the women. How ever 'One Flesh' is mostly surrounded on a daughter who reflects on the death of passion in her parent's relationships. The structure of 'One Flesh' is 1/2 rhyme, a very regular poem - 11 syllables. Also the structure a, b, a, b, a, a, - stanzas 1 +2, a, b, a,
Compare and contrast Marvel's "to his coy mistress" and Dunne's "the sun rising".
Guy Mitchell Compare and contrast Marvel's "to his coy mistress" and Dunne's "the sun rising" In both to his coy mistress and the rising sun the male poets use Hyperboles to describe and compliment there lovers " an age at least on every part" to study his lovers body in his coy mistress. Both poets are annoyed at tie passing in to his coy mistress without his lover and in the sun rising with his lover. His coy mistress is a poem about persuasion. The poet is trying to tell his reluctant lover that they do not have all the time in the world so they must act on there love now. The title tells us that she is very shy and dose not want to sleep with him. So the poem is kind of a logical argument set out in 3 stages. The first of these parts explains what they would do if they if they had all the time in the world. He flatters her he talks of spending "a hundred years" to praise her eyes. He uses extremeness to explain his poison to her; he talks of her standing by the "Ganges" and him by the "Humber". Marvel also uses hyperboles for flattery and to show how much he loves her " my vegetable love will grow vaster than empires". In the second section the tonne changes there is a sense of urgency, He is trying to say that time is not of the essence " times a winged chariot hurrying near" he explains that death is near and that they must live life to the full before they
Compare and Contrast "To His Coy Mistress" and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love".
Richard Dorman November 03 Compare and Contrast "To His Coy Mistress" and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" Without any doubt, there are many similarities and differences between these two love poems. Born in 1621, Andrew Marvell wrote "To His Coy Mistress" a cleverly written poem based on the phrase "carpe diem" or "seize the day." It was an attempt to persuade a girl to sleep with him. Christopher Marlowe, was the predecessor of Shakespeare, wrote the poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' which is a romantic poem about a man never wanting to be apart from his woman. He pleads for the woman's love by offering his eternal commitment and a beautiful life. The two poems use very different arguments to try to persuade the woman to do similar things. These two arguments are close to being completely the opposite even though they are trying to achieve the same thing. Marlowe's poem does not have a clear argument but it roughly is, if you agree to come with me then everything will be good from now on. He wants "his love" to come and live with him. The speaker says "come live with me" and "we will all the pleasures". On the other hand Marvell is after only one thing and that is to go to bed with the woman. His argument is that time is running out for the young woman. The poet makes the speaker use a very graphic image about her losing her virginity to
Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) and Christina Walsh (1750-1800?) Poetry comparison
Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) And Christina Walsh (1750-1800?) Poetry comparison and examination coursework The obvious difference is that both poems are based from two different perspectives. One is written from a man's point of view and the other from a woman's. Both poets structure their poems on various diverse purposes and they both achieve their goals using many techniques. Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" has the clear objective of winning over the woman he apparently deeply desires, his mistress. To accomplish this aim it is clear he uses persuasion strongly and effectively in cooperation with his writing skills. However the sincerity of his poem is arguable. In a certain light he could be compared with Walsh's lover, in that they both appear in their own way to be selfish. In Walsh's poem she says, "To make of me a bondslave To bear you children, wearing out my life In drudgery and silence" This implies that her lover wanted her this way, like a typical woman of those times. With Marvell he seems to only be stating what he desires and doesn't seem to be taking into account his mistress' thoughts and feelings, for instance where he says, "Now let us sport us while we may, And now, like amorous birds of prey" Notice how he repeats "Now" this shows he wants intercourse immediately but doesn't really represent his mistress' feelings, maybe she would rather
Comparing 'The Sun Rising' and 'To His Coy Mistress'.
Comparing 'The Sun Rising' and 'To His Coy Mistress' Donne and Marvell take the theme of love to be the overriding theme throughout their poems. But there are ideas such as time itself which are intertwined in the poem. They both view and express that the love between a man and women should ultimately lead to sex. However, Donne has experienced this love with the lady he adores and Marvell's lover is yet to relinquish her 'long-preserved virginity'. The two poems also have references to time throughout the stanzas. Donne perceives time as a different pressure from what Marvell believes it is. The persona Donne assumes has just spent a night with a lady. This gives him the feeling of great power. He believes himself and his love for his lady to be more potent than time itself. He describes 'hours, days, months' to be the 'rags of time' meaning time is so formulated, whereas their love is free from routine and a greater power than time. This is in contrast to Marvell's poem. The character portrayed in the poem feels pressured by time as he is yet to sleep with his lover. He begins the poem with a conditional, already rushing her. He continues to rush the lady throughout the poem and even uses images of death to threaten her, for example 'the grave's a fine and private place'. This troubles him as he wants to have sex with her whilst she is still young but she continues with
A Critical Analysis and Comparison 'Between Come, My Celia' and 'To His Coy Mistress'
A Critical Analysis and Comparison 'Between Come, My Celia' and 'To His Coy Mistress' Ben Jonson was born around June 11, 1572, the posthumous son of a clergyman. He was educated at Westminster School by the great classical scholar William Camden and worked in his stepfather's trade, bricklaying. The trade did not please him in the least, and he joined the army, serving in Flanders. He returned to England about 1592 and married Anne Lewis on November 14, 1594. Andrew Marvell was born in Yorkshire, on March 31st 1621. He travelled abroad writing poems until 1950 when Marvell became the tutor of twelve-year-old Mary Fairfax (later Duchess of Buckingham.) Around this time Marvell wrote 'To His Coy Mistress' and many other famous poems. During his last twenty years of life, Marvell was engaged in political activities, taking part in embassies to Holland and Russia. Marvell's poems were printed in 1681. Marvell died on 16th August 1678 of tertian ague. He was buried in the church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. In 'Come, My Celia' we gain an insight into an unequal partnership where love seems unimportant where as in 'To His Coy Mistress' the couple are obviously in love. 'Come My Celia' was written to try and woo a member of the opposite sex. This is quite obvious in the first couplet. "Come, my Celia, let us prove, whilst we may, the sports of love"(Lines 1 & 2). These rhymes
The Secret Life Of ... Andrew Walker.
"Walker loses," says the dealer in a monotone. The dealer was wearing a smart black waist-coat with a smartly ironed white shirt. Under the collar of his prestige white shirt, he wore a black bow tie. Andrew walked out of the casino £300,000 out of pocket, however it was Monte Carlo. He was so annoyed to lose so much money as this was his entire years pay package. Even though he loved Monte Carlo he was so annoyed to lose the money because it was an expensive place to live so life was hard to live if you had little money. Andrew walked slowly back to his hotel with his head down. He was wearing creased up trousers, half done up shirt and a blazer which was white now grey. As for his shoes, they had turned brown and the front was all ruined as though he had been kicking cans around the streets. The reception staff were scared as he looked vicious as if he could lash out at any time. Because of his appearance Andrew looked lost in the hotel as it was all covered in red carpet and there was no dust on the furniture. When he got to his room after walking down long, thin corridors he had trouble getting the key into the lock. Eventually he managed to open it. As he walked in he slammed the door closed and the force of this made the frame rattle. Andrew tried to drown his sorrows with alcohol but he had only managed to drink a quarter of a bottle of whiskey when there
Comparing two poems about Seduction.
Comparing two poems about Seduction The poem "To His Coy Mistress", by Andrew Marvell written in the seventeenth century describes the attempts of a man to seduce "His Mistress", he does this by complimenting her, by making promises and by generally trying to charm his way into having sex with his "Mistress". The second poem " The Seduction" by Eileen McAuley was written in the mid nineteen eighties. The poem tells the story from the eyes of a young, innocent, naive sixteen-year-old girl. Who after a party, was seduced by a boy who took advantage of her after getting her drunk, the reminder poem tells the story of how the girl dealt with the consequences of her pregnancy. Marvell although writing in a different style at the time of the writing of the poem, portrays the male character in a similar way to Eileen McAuley. Both poets do this by describing the male figure as the one who is trying to cheat the female into having sex with him. In the "Seduction" the male character is successful in doing this but in "To His Coy Mistress" we do not hear if the male character is successful, but by doing this Marvell creates an atmosphere of tension and disappointment. A difference between the two poems is that the poem "To His Coy Mistress" is directed towards his mistress and deals with the seduction as its main point concentrating on before the seduction,
To His Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell, discussed.
Karen Booth OCNW Stage A Introduction to English literature Tutor: Irene Arkinstall 28th November 2002 Select one poem that you have studied in the course so far. Discuss the poem in detail referring closely to the following features: ? Content and meaning ? Use of rhyme and rhythm (where appropriate) ? Form and structure ? Language - including imagery To His Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime. We would sit down and think which way To walk and pass our long love's day. Thou by the Indian Ganges' side Shouldst rubies find: I by the tide Of Humber would complain. I would Love you ten years before the Flood, And you should, if you please, refuse Till the conversion of the Jews. My vegetable love should grow Vaster than empires, and more slow; An hundred years should go to praise Thine eyes and on thy forehead gaze; Two hundred to adore each breast; But thirty thousand to the rest; An age at least to every part, And the last age should show your heart; For, Lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower rate. But at my back I always hear Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found, Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My echoing song: then worms shall try That long preserved virginity,
'The Sun Rising' by John Donne and Andrew Marvell's' To His Coy Mistress' are both poems concerned with love. Compare and contrast their treatment of love, making clear which poem you find most effective.
'The Sun Rising' by John Donne and Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' are both poems concerned with love. Compare and contrast their treatment of love, making clear which poem you find most effective. 'The Sun Rising' by John Donne and 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell are both love poems written in the 17th Century, although they have both been written in contrasting formats. In this essay I will be discussing how John Donne and Andrew Marvell have approached the topic of the love and decide which poem I find most effective. John Donne and Andrew Marvell's women both seem to be very important to them and for similar reasons. John Donne treats his woman as a trophy for his male ego; "She's all states, and all Princes I; Nothing else is." This shows that although it is obvious that she is very important to him, she seems as more of an accessory - this is because physical love is more important than spiritual love to John Donne because as they have already consummated their love he would rather stay in bed with her than do anything else. "Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers' seasons run?" Andrew Marvell also views physical love as being more important than spiritual love because he wouldn't love his mistress if she was ugly, "And your quaint honour turn to dust, and into ashes all
