TO HIS COY MISTRESS - ANDREW MARVELL

1.       Though puritan, Marvell was not opposed to worldy and artistic amusement.

2.       To His Coy Mistress’ deals with the theme of the inevitability of decay and death and stresses the advisability of making the most of fleeting pleasure.

3.       Mixture of the Reformation and Reniassance.

4.       He revered the Bible, but also loved wine, woman and song.

5.       The poet uses the Iambic Tetra metre couplets, AA BB CC.

6.       The poet uses the Carpe diem theme.

7.       Carpe diem means seize the day.

8.       The poem is narrated by the male lover to his female beloved.

9.       The speaker uses the metaphor ‘Vegetable love’ to his love.

10.   The poet praises the beauty by complimenting her individual features using a device called an Erotic Blazon.

11.   ‘Times Winged Chariot’ means his persuasion on her to sleep with him.

12.   He compares the Lady’s skin to a vibrant layer of morning dew that is animated by the fires of her soul and encourages her to ‘sport’ with him ‘while we may’.

13.   They can become ‘amorous birds of prey’ that actively  consume the time they have through passionate lovemaking.

14.   The River ‘The Ganges’ is referred in this poem.

15.   The lovers should tear their body like in game Soccer player catches the ball.
16. The title coy mistress is like the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's Sonnets imaginary creature.
17. Rubies- a precious stone.
18. Humber - am English port.
19.Flood - refers old testament