Love in Andrew Marvell in To His Coy Mistress and John Donne's The Sunne Rising These two poems, "To His Coy Mistress" and "The Sunne Rising" are similar poems, they are both metaphysical (metaphysical means more than physical) poems written around Shakespeare's time. The main theme of these poems is the same; it is romance and the love of a woman. Yet the two poets have very different opinions on these two things. Within both poems are arguments, in "To His Coy Mistress" it is with the woman and in "The Sunne Rising" it is with the sun. "The Sunne Rising" is about a mans argument with the sun over how important it is compared to his woman. "To his Coy Mistress" is about a man trying to seduce the …show more content…
These two themes are different yet they are introduced in similar ways, in "The Sunne Rising" this theme is introduced straight away, as the first line is insults towards the sun. In "To his Coy Mistress" the theme of time is introduced at the start of the poem, yet it is introduced a bit softer and slower than in "The Sunne Rising". The two theme are both linked to love because they help the writers describe the mans love for the woman. The poems have some differences as well as similarities, one of these being that "The Sunne Rising" is about personification of the sun, and how the man describes his love of his woman to the sun. "His Coy Mistress" is different as it is about a man trying to seduce the woman. This shows how the main themes are slightly different because the type of love for the two women mentioned in the poems is slightly different because, in "The Sunne Rising" the man is describing the love that he has for his woman is the long lasting and will last forever and in "His Coy Mistress" the mans love is for a woman he just met, and is trying to seduce. Another
Both poems are themed about their unbreakable bond of love and are free verse. Because both poems use “I” they are 1st person point of view. Most poems have repetition as these
Marvell, Andrew. "To His Coy Mistress." The Hudson Book of Poetry: 150 Poems worth Reading. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. 17-18.
Not only do these poems share differences through the speakers childhood, but also through the tones of the works.
To his Coy Mistress, I would say they are all tragic poems as The Lady
A similarity between the poems is the topic of parents writing to their children to teach them. At the very end in “Girl”, it states “ you mean to say that after all, you are really going to be the kind of women who the baker won’t let near the bread?” Similarly, in “If, “And which is more, you’ll be a man my son!” which was stated in the last stanza. This evidence first shows a parent speaking to their child. Secondly, it shows the writing of the parents to teach their kids in their own ways. Both parents are speaking for a meaning. This topic runs through both of these poems that shows parent speaking to their kids for a reason.
He uses this in the poem to give it rhythm to engage the reader and
Compare how the poets present love in “Nettles” and in one other poem from the Relationships cluster.
Both of these poems talks about selling and money and young men’s lives, but they are both unquestionably different.
Love can be quite a difficult topic to write about, expressing one’s intimate and innermost emotions requires a great level of dedication and honesty. If done correctly, the outcome is truly stunning. John Donne’s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” and Katherine Philips’s “To Mrs. M.A. at Parting” are two masterpieces of this genre. These poems depict the concept of true love so meticulously that the reader cannot help but envy the relationships presented. Perhaps the reason that these works are so effective is due to the fact that they are incredibly similar to each other. Although some differences are present when it comes to structure and gender concerns, the poems share the same theme of love on a spiritual level and show many parallels in meaning.
In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by
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There are many different themes that can be used to make a poem both successful and memorable. Such is that of the universal theme of love. This theme can be developed throughout a poem through an authors use of form and content. “She Walks in Beauty,” by George Gordon, Lord Byron, is a poem that contains an intriguing form with captivating content. Lord Byron, a nineteenth-century poet, writes this poem through the use of similes and metaphors to describe a beautiful woman. His patterns and rhyme scheme enthrall the reader into the poem. Another poem with the theme of love is John Keats' “La Belle Dame sans Merci,” meaning “the beautiful lady without mercy.” Keats, another nineteenth-century writer, uses progression and compelling
Therefore we have two poems which are deliberately changing their structure from the norm in order to create effect. However, these effects have totally different intentions, which lead to the end of the similarities and the first of many differences between the two poems.
The poem “How Do I Love Thee”, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed”, by Edna Vincent Millay are both well-known poems that both have themes of love. (LIT, Kirszner & Mandell, Pg. 490). In both poems the poet helps the reader experience a lot of emotion with the use of certain words. There are speakers in both poems. In Mrs. Browning’s poem, the speaker is undefined, leaving open that the speaker could be a he or she. Millay’s poem which is written in first person, the speaker is more defined leading the reader to believe it is a she who is talking about love in the past tense. Both poems are sonnets written with fourteen lines, and written in Italian style. When comparing these poems we will be looking at the use of rhyme scheme and metaphors and how they were used to express emotions in these two sonnet poems.
The notion of time is used as the basis for the argument in 'To his