Andrew Marvell: Poems

What is the speaker’s tone in lines 1-20? Is he sincere? How does the speaker’s tone change beginning with line 21? Romeo or Gigolo? How would his mistress respond? Write your “To Her _______ Mister” from the coy mistress’s point of view. This could be i

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  1. This poem is divided into a three-part argument. Briefly summarize each section: if ________ (lines 1-20), but _________(21-32), therefore __________ (33-46).
  2. What is the speaker’s tone in lines 1-20? Is he sincere? How does the speaker’s tone change beginning with line 21? Romeo or Gigolo?
  3. How would his mistress respond? Write your “To Her _______ Mister” from the coy mistress’s point of view. This could be in prose or verse form. Put your response in your own words (as opposed to the 1681 diction of Marvell's).
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