Andrew Marvell: Poems

To His Coy Mistress

How is To his coy mistress a conventional love poem by Andrew Marvell?

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To His Coy Mistress has familiar characteristics of romantic love poetry. Carpe diem or “seize the day” .The young man wants to take what opportunity he has for love before youth fades away. He points out the familiar motif of the passage of time leading to lost opportunities and experiences.

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