A Classical poem is a very polite poem containing lines which rhyme or posses the property of consistant beats with each other and have a very soothing pattern. Also a Classical poem is a poem which contains terms of generaly good manner and imagery unlike a metophysical poem. Also a metophysical poem contains irregular patterns and inconsistant beats which dont particularly sound soothing, unlike the Classical poems. Different poets use different techniques and styles in different ways to persuade their mistresses as there are many arguments to use. Primarily a man would try to chat up or flirt with a woman as it is the only suttle action a man could preform to an unknown mistress. To flirt means to make their mistresses convinced that they are funny and romantic. In order to do this they need to be imaginative and characteristic in an original way. This clearly calles for Hyperbole style in writing as it requiers a great amount of sarcasim. Not all poets use the same styles. A prime comparason would be of Jhon Dunn who is a metophysical poet and Ben Johnson who is a classical poet. In contrast they both seemed to be very different especially with Johnsons dissaproval of Dunns inconsistant rhythym and imagery.
‘Jhon Dunn, for not keeping the accent, deserved hanging’
Marvell is a good example for flattery with the use of carpe deim in a poem. He constanly tries to convince or persuade the woman that he is the right person for her when he tries to show off and write about all the magical things that could happen if she was with him. He tries to make the woman feel very special and confident about her image as he constanly compliments it. He compliments her image when he ststes: ‘ Two hundred to adore each breats, But thirty thousand to the rest. An age at least to every part. For lady, you deserve this state.’ Women as Marvell might know already are always fishing for compliments, and he compliments them as a persuasion technique. Marvell refers to carpe deium(which means to sease the day, in otherwords not waste time and have sex befor its too late) throughout the poem as he writes as if there is some rush or hurry, as if time is running out to, this is typical of a classical poem. Marvell also portrays the image of the chariot passing by quickly to give the poem a bit more pace in its rhythym.
‘An hundred years should go to praise thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze’
Marvell’s poem contains typical metaphysical poem features (the imagery) as well as some classical poem features(carpe deium). The poem does not rhyme but it has an iambic rythym. To conclude his poem Marvell trys to be different and unique in his own way by giving the poem a finishing tone or flavour so that the mistress feels as if she is requierd to sleep with him, thus feeling guilty.Unlike Marvell, Marlowe uses a different type of argument in his persuasion technique in one of his poems. This argument although not often used by poets, seems to be more suttle in its own way giving more of an impact on the mistresses thoughts.He uses a type of structure called a pastoral structure. In ancient rome this was a term that meant, to do with farming. In his poem he offers imagery and ideas which make up the ideal world for him and his mistress to live in. But he makes it clear that this world will only start if she gives in to his love. We know that he is a metophysical writer when he states that he and his mistress can pull dresses of lambs.
‘A gown made from the finest wool which from our pretty lambs we pull’
He portrays this image of everything beeing so easy as when needing a dress, all you have to do is pull it of a lamb. He also portrays the fact that he can give his mistress all she wants, even make her a bed of roses.This use flattering argument is of the same type as Marvell uses. Unlike John Dunn who posseses a more sophisticated method to use imagery. John Dunn uses a Dialectic style of writing in the Flea, continuesly arguing and not giving the mistress a chance of a come back by pre-answering all her questions.Dunne is diggerent from other poets in the way that he is a metophysical writer who managed to portray his imagery realisticly. While Marvell effectivly uses Hyperbole style as he states in to his coy mistress that he will spend 200 years with his mistress as if time never existed and he would need to adore each breat for 30,000 years effectivly 60,000 years as women posses two breasts. Dunn’s method can be also classed to be metophysical style. Primarily Dunn explains the fact that the flea bit both of them. Effectivly using the flea as a metaphore to love. And then he uses the imagery of his blood and his mistresses blood mixing, when blood mixes it cannot be seperated back.
‘it suck’d me first, and now it sucks thee and in this flea, our two bloods mingled bee’
In more detail, Dunne argues that they have both been bitten by the flea as if they have both fell in love with each other and then their blood mixes which means that it will make no difference now if she killes the flea. Dunne was very different to all the other poets(the ugly duckling). Dunn uses his knowledge to obscure the mistresses thoughts of what might she think of by answering them in the poem. Thus potentialy flattering her. Dunn’s poem does not have a particular opening, its like a story. You can only have the effect of the poem after you complete reading it. While Herrick effectivly opens his poem starting with a throchee thus starting the flow of the rhythym immeadiatly. This helps to portray the sense of urgency as if there is not enough time to have an appropriate start top the poem. Then Herrick later on changes his rhythym significantly to an iambic pentameter. Which increases the pace of the poem even more, increasing the sesnse of urgency. He is also a poet who uses carpe deium and he puts forward this image towards his mistress that she need to make use of time as this is a sense of urgency.
To conclude I will have to say that out of the four poets, Marvell is the greatest as he is soo unique. No poet writes like him. He uses fear, love and flattery to persuade his mistress. His imagery is new and original. He has a style of his own compared to all the other poets.
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