To His Coy Mistress Essay -- English Literature

To His Coy cocotteComp are and Contrast To His Coy Mistress By John Donne.To His Coy Mistress and To His Mistress Going to bed are twopoems that feature carpe diem they are also written by two of themost well known metaphysical poets. Andrew Marvell, the author of ToHis Coy Mistress and John Donne, the writer of To His Mistress GoingTo Bed. both poems were written through the 16th and 17th Century,where love and shake were describe as two various things. 16th and 17thcentury attitudes to love and relationship were much stricter than inthe 21st Century, as wealthy custody who wished to court a charr, wouldneed to use the convention of writing a letter or a poem to try andwin her over. This is precisely what these poems are about. Each manis trying to bed women, using their poetry. Their poems are more aboutsex, rather than love or romance. Using their metaphysical ways, theyused their familiar images and humorous conceits, to try and seduce thecleaning lady in question. In the 21st Century, it is not recommended for aman to take such action in doing so. too in the 16th and 17thCentury, woman was expected to be virgins until a chosen time. It wasalso unheard of for woman to have children out of wedlock, and if itdid occur, then the woman would be seen as an outcast. Although inthe 21st Century, it is more common if a woman has a child out ofwedlock, she still could be seen as an outcast. Both men take adifferent way in choosing how to seduce the woman, but both take thesame thought in the process, To bed the woman. Throughout time, theway of having sexual ways with each other, has changedThroughout this essay, I will be explaining the different andsimilarities, between these ... ...The each use a different beat, Marvells poem suits a simpleoctosyllasic couplet. It is centring the poem on time. Donnes poem isan iambic pentameter. This gives it a slow pace, as if it is degustationthe moment.In conclusion, after reading both poems, I discovered that I enjo yedreading Donnes poem more than Marvells. I found both poems an arouse read, because over 500 years, love has changed. You wouldnot find a man living in the 21st Century, writing poetry and lettersto a woman, he wishes to bed. I think that this was a very romanticway of doing this. The reason why I enjoyed Donnes poem is because itwas sincere and passionate. Marvells being cool, witty and somewhatthreatening. Both poets live up to their metaphysical ways on thesepoems, with their imagery, similes, metaphors, alliteration,repetition and sexually explicit words.