Sieze The Day
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Andrew Marvell wrote his short poem “To His Coy
Mistress” in a persuasive tone to allow the speaker to
convince his mistress, the listener, to succumb to his want.
Marvell uses meter, imagery, and tone to persuade his lady
to further commit in their relationship. This poem has a
very stro ....
Middle of paper
.... speaker talks. These last few lines are the
lines in which the speaker talks about how the two should
seize the day and live life to the fullest.
The use of imagery throughout the poem is also an
effective means of conveying his message to the lady. His
references to the Great Flood and the conversion of the Jews
are both examples of biblical imagery. The timelessness of
the Bible backs up his eternal love towards his lady. The
references of the tomb are perhaps the greatest images of
all ....
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