Examples List on Marvell

...Marvell's Change in Attitude towards Cromwell as Revealed in his Poems Andrew Marvell (1621-78) is considered to be one of England's greatest Puritan poets. During the Republican regime and after the Restoration also he represented Hull in parliament. Born in 1621 and educated at Cambridge, he became tutor to the daughter of Lord Fairfax and afterwards acted in the same capacity towards the nephew of Cromwell. Marvell experienced life under Charles I and Cromwell and also during the Restoration period. What we know about his attitude towards Puritanism and Cromwell is mostly gleaned through his poems. Notwithstanding a strong a strong...

...Marvell Objective ive The of the poem is based on a person that attempts to tell his love his love through a story Poet The poet is presented as someone with experience in love issues, as he talks about things that they would like to do together with his lover. He also talks in hyperbole as well as conditional tense as he talks about the things that they might not do together. Speaker The speaker uses the word we in many cases in the poem indicating that he is actually involved for instance: “Now let us sport us while we may”. Therefore depicting him as the character and the poet at the same time. Form This poem is presented in a narrative manner; the speaker begins... To His Coy Mistress by Andrew...

...Marvell: Waging War with the Written Word ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Methodology a. Using Primary Source b. Using Secondary Source 4. Analysis a. Historical background (English Civil War) SOURCE: http://www.historyonthenet.com/Civil_War/timelinecivilwar.htm b. Fiction reflects Reality c. John Milton (THE AGE OF MILTON AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HIS LIFE AND WORKS.) Influence of the spirit of Renaissance Influence of the spirit of Puritanism Influence of the spirit of Political Conflicts HIS WORKS ANALYSED PARADISE LOST AREOPAGITICA... ...

...Marvell ‘To His Coy Mistress’ is a love poem by Andrew Marvell in which the lover’s ultimate goal is to persuade his mistress to fulfill his sexual desires. His arguments are based around fear of death that may occur at any time and loss of youth and beauty; thus he tries to convince her that there is no point in holding back their sexual desires because life is too short and unpredictable. This poem is written in dramatic monologue in iambic pentameter with rhyming couplets. The structure of the poem comprises of three parts, which helps in developing logical argument of the lover. The lover professes to be open and honest, rejecting... Poetry Interpretation of ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell ...

...Marvell and the Flea by John Donne Both poems have a similar theme, “love”, and, at the beginning of both the poems, this love seems to be pure in its approach and address. On closer observation, the underlying meaning changes altogether, letting the reader see the erotic nature of love, where the beloved is urged to give up her chastity, her virginity. Both speakers in the poem expect the beloved to give in to their lustful desire, as if the woman is supposed to be readily available to satisfy man’s desire in the naked flesh. The setting of the poems is seventeenth Century England, an era of metaphysical poetry, Donne being a pioneer. Both Marvell and Donne composed... To His Coy Mistress by Andrew...

...Marvell and Donne take different approaches to the theme. Marvell is telling his mistress that she can stop playing shy because he knows she wants to be with him. Donne seems to be trying to elicit sympathy from his lover by wondering how you could –gasp- reject moi? Coupled closely to this theme of the lost moment or the tragedy of unrequited love seems to be the notion that the man was to be the aggressor in matters of the heart, seeking to gain the favor or displeasure, of the woman. I really loved the Herrick poem. He is such a subtle gentleman on the one hand and a playboy on the other. He is clearly using a tactic that only works on the inexperienced...

...Marvell and "A narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily Dickinson - I need the paper to have many examples and quotations. The poem "To His Coy Mistress" written by Andrew Marvell is one of the most appealing and influencing poem written during the seventeenth century. Andrew Marvell is a very prominent writer of carpe diem poems and his work is cherished by all to date. His work is usually quite solemn and serious but the poem which we are concerned with today that is "To His Coy Mistress" is very good example of a persuasive poem in which the poet is trying to convince his lover for a physically intimate relationship. The poems start in a very expressive... A comparison of "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew...

...Marvell emphasizes upon the need for his mistress to abandon her coyness and engage in sexual pleasures with him because the time they have is finite, and they should do all to make their experiences of this world memorable and cherished... Analysis and comparison of Sonnet XIX and To His Coy Mistress To understand the poem Sonnet XIX, it is important to that the English Poet John Milton lost his sight at one point in his poetry career, but his blindness did not affect his writings. This poem shows how he fought and struggled with his own emotions after blindness to continue writing. Milton says that suicide can provide him with escape from the dark world of blindness but he cannot use this way out, so...

...Marvell's To His Coy Mistress and Robert Browning's My Last Duchess. These poems share the same theme of love, although “love” is illustrated in different ways because of the divergences in the speakers' goals. Both poems depict passionate forms of love, although My Last Duchess revolves around selfish love, while To His Coy Mistress expresses sexual love; The poems are both effective in expressing their themes, where Browning handles the theme of love with irony... 15 November Sexual and Selfish Love Interests Love can be painted using different poems. Indeed, poems are often made to depict their speakers' love for the women they are wooing or their lovers. This essay compares and contrasts Andrew...

...Marvell also wrote poems that have proved to be influential up to date inspiring modern poets. The themes and devices used by both of these poets have remained aspects of analysis as more and more artists venture into analyzing their work. This paper will compare Shakespeare’s poem titled, “Shall I compare... Comparison of Poetic Devices William Shakespeare is one of the renowned playwrights and poets in the globe. His poems from previous centuries have remained influential in the modern times. Notably, they are still rich in poetic devices and have been the focus of many analysts in the modern times. Without doubt, Shakespeare’s work is highly influential to modern poets. On the other hand, Andrew...

...Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" The carpe diem theme has been a perennial favorite of all poets of passion, at least since the time of Horace. The seventeenth century poets Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvell have explored this theme in many of their poems with exceptional acuteness and wit. The poems chosen for analysis are Herrick's "To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time" and Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress." It can be seen that Herrick and Marvell use similar arguments to convey the same message-"seize the day"-although the poems differ in approach and style. Herrick's poem "To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time" is rather... Carpe Diem: Robert Herrick's "To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time" and Andrew...

...Marvell: Monologue of the mistress He says we have a small world and a little time, To be shy, is it a crime, as we have a huge world and a long time? How he addresses me Coy Mistress! My love, Let’s sit down, think which way to walk, and we have time. Take your time from our long love’s day, and Praise my eyes and my forehead gaze for hundred years. Adore my breasts and my rest; we’ve a long love’s day. Sing about my heart for ages, and we’ve a long love’s day. Love’s eternal and lust is not all; and praise my love forever. Let’s love beyond the time’s winged chariot hurrying near, Love’s eternal and lasts beyond beauty... Coy Mistress Assignment Part A: Topic: “To His Coy Mistress”, by Andrew...

...Marvell’s To His Coy Mistress: Time is Fleeting, Take Chances. In his poem To His Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell speaks to an imaginary lady, trying to convince her to make love to him now, and not wait for some distant, unknown time. The poem, replete with effective metaphors and similes drives the point home to the reader of the fleeting nature of time. In this poem, therefore, Andrew Marvell has put forward his opinion that time, indeed, is ephemeral and it is up to us to grab it and not put things off for later. Life is, indeed, short and it is up to us to grab time by its horns and make ourselves its masters, for those who dilly dally... Your Full Your s 7 December Argumentative Analysis of Andrew...

...Marvell depicts a young lady who has been slow with respect to responding to sexual advances of a young man. The young man spends a lot of time admiring each body part of the young women despite the resistance she directs towards his advances. In Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden, we see an adult speaker who depicts the ways in which his father expresses love and concern towards him based on the actions he engaged in. Both of these poems To His Coy Mistress and Those Winter Sundays contain common elements that will show the similarities and differences of their content... . From the two poems, To His Coy Mistress and Those Winter Sundays, both Marvell and Hayden use...

...Marvell’s “To his Coy Mistress” Andrew Marvell’s poem, “To his Coy Mistress” talks about the differences and similarities that arise out of feelings of love and lust that arise in people of both the sexes. Marvell analyses this relationship as it existed in the sixteenth and seventeenth century when love was defined within a heterosexual marriage while lust, through extra-marital affairs and very rarely, as in the poetry of Edmund Spenser (Spenser 742). Contemporary feminist research has compartmentalized much of metaphysical poetry within the realm of anti-feminist writings. While there is an element of truth to this argument, it is also... ?Psychological analysis of male and female sexuality in Andrew...

...marvel does not use a respectful approach to his lover; he takes the role of controlling things and dominates sexually over the female lover, this poem seems to be a battle of the physical conquest. Marvel manipulates his lover by displaying her to be alternatively eager and disgusting. In addition, he sees the female body to symbolize the decay of human... number Feminist criticism in the poem “To His Coy Mistress” The speaker of the poem invokes Petrarchan bond, thisis a poetic approach that comes from the 14th century whereby a masculine spouse in a relationship applies hyperbolic allegories with the intention of sending a different message to the feminine spouse. It is evident that in the poem,...

...Marvells ‘To His Coy Mistress’ and ‘The Garden’ Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) was a well-known metaphysical poet of the Restoration. During his career, he was associated with John Donne and George Herbert and also had the opportunity to work with John Milton. Some of his better known poems include, ‘An Horatian Ode’ written in praise of Cromwell upon his return from Ireland, ‘To His Coy Mistress’, ‘The Garden’, and ‘Upon Appleton House’, a country house poem. Marvell also wrote a number of prose works, many of which were anonymous, as he chose to write articles and pamphlets criticizing Catholicism and the monarchy. Marvell wrote in the style of metaphysical poets... of Comparing the Female in Andrew...

...Marvell is acclaimed by scholars as a metaphysical poem much longer after his death. T he familiar theme presented by the poet is that of love – the declaration of a man’s love for a woman. In writing this poem, Marvell seemed to have looked over the shoulder of the male lover as he presented his plea of love to his sweetheart. The poem speaks of the young man’s desperation to fulfill his motivation of carnal desires. “To His Coy Mistress” presents the fictional thoughts of the poet through the eyes of an impatient young man. The term “coy” informs the reader that the young... To His Coy Mistress Order No. 240714 No. of pages: 2 Premium 6530 The masterly lyrical work of “To a Coy Mistress” by Andrew...

...Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” The speaker of Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” clearly addresses his poem to a female reader. Throughout the poem, the speaker seems to be wooing a somewhat unwilling lover. In his critique of the poem, Bernard Duyfhuizen reads the poem from the female perspective, interpreting the poem as a love poem that goes beyond adulation into obsession. He analyzes the speaker and determines that any female reader would interpret the intensity and urgency of the lines as an “egoistic assault” (Duyfhuizen). While critics throughout time have often read the poem as a representative of the carpe diem theme, the speaker seems to step beyond the seize... Andrew...

...Marvell and “The Flea” by John Donne share a lot of similarities in their tone and theme. In both the poems, the imaginary speakers are in conversation with their imaginary girlfriends. Both the speakers are lustful, and trying to persuade their girlfriends to have sex. In the effort, the poets relentlessly try to make their girlfriends believe that having sex and losing virginity is not as horrible a crime as they feel. While Marvell fails to hide rudeness and cynicism in the effort, at times going violent and even threatening, Donne takes a more comfortable stance and engages in a persuasion that looks more... Womanhood and Sex in “To His Coy Mistress” and “The Flea” “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Mar...

...Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” is a poem of sexual seduction. More a letter to a lover than a poem, the speaker of the poem attempts to convince his mistress to put away her shyness and succumb to his sexual advances. The speaker pursues this feat by developing a three-part persuasive argument to his mistress. In the argument, he tries to convince the mistress to accept his sexual requests by focusing on the three rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, and logos. The general structure of the argument is an analysis of the relationship between time and love as an effort to manipulate the emotions of the mistress and force her into a quick decision... Seduction in “To His Coy Mistress” Andrew Marvel...

...Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” The speaker of Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” clearly addresses his poem to a female reader. Throughout the poem, the speaker seems to be wooing a somewhat unwilling lover. In his critique of the poem, Bernard Duyfhuizen reads the poem from the female perspective, interpreting the poem as a love poem that goes beyond adulation into obsession. He analyzes the speaker and determines that any female reader would interpret the intensity and urgency of the lines as an “egoistic assault” (Duyfhuizen). While critics throughout time have often read the poem as a representative of the carpe diem theme, the speaker... John Q. Doe English 344 8 May 2000 Duyfhuizen on...

...Marvell's The Definition of Love John Donne's Valediction: Forbidding Mourning and Andrew Marvell's The Definition of Love both make extensive use of the metaphysical conceit, "a comparison, often elaborate, extended, or startling, between objects which are apparently dissimilar" (Beckson and Ganz 45). Donne and Marvell both draw upon ancient tradition to describe true love, not as a physical relationship, but as a spiritual union, inviting a comparison between the ultimate poles of spirit and matter. Love is explained by likening it to the most unlikely concepts: to death at home in bed, to the legs of a compass, and to parallel lines that can... John Donne's Valediction: Forbidding Mourning and Andrew...

...Marvell and Frost Live life fully, or “carpe diem?” The fraise originallycame from a Latin poem by Horace. It has become an aphorism, meaning to define a truth. “Seize the Day” or to put your trust in what is going on in the present and not worry about the future. Everyone knows the future is unforeseen, so it’s ones choice to grab each moment and savor it. “Carpe diem” poems relay the message of time, nature of life, movements of choice, and to take hold of the present and relish in it. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost stands in the woods considering each fork in the road. Each path will take him to a very different... ?Donna Purcell Order 539539 23 May “Carpe Diem The Views of Herrick,...

...Marvell’s ‘To His Coy... ?Poetry The nature of poetry throughout history has been one that is crucial to the English language. Poems have experimented with the borders of language as a means of powerfully expressing the sometimes abstract nature of the human experience. While scholars debate the validity of various poets and poems, a select number of poems have continually presented themselves as cornerstone elements of the debate. Furthermore, certain themes have emerged through a sort mythology within these poems, perhaps providing a clue to some of life’s mysteries. This essay examines some of these themes, specifically love, life, death, and the concept of god, through four seminal poems – Andrew...