Words on "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell, about intertwining symbols with carpe diem
Either you have sex with me or you die. This is a very strong
statement which, when said, has to get someone's attention; and that is
exactly what Andrew Marvell intends for the reader in this poem. He
wants the undivided attention of this mistress so that he can scare her
and rush her into making a decision the way he wants and in due time.
Filled with time flavored symbolism, this carpe diem poem, …
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…his love is
vegetable and that this coy mistress is the only one that can sustain
this living love. Then he threatens death, gets aggressive, and shows
her that her youth is fleeting, and that if she does not change, she
will be miserable.
Works Cited
Brians, Paul. 'Study Guide for Classic English Love Poems,' Paul
Brians' Homepage. n. pag. On-line. Internet. 3 Sept. 1996. Available:
http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~/love-in-the-arts/classic_english_love-
poems.html
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