Literary Analysis Of Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress

â€Å"To His Coy Mistress† Andrew Marvell’s poem â€Å"To His Coy Mistress,† originally published in 1681, encompasses the Carpe Diem ideology through a dramatic monologue in which the narrator speaks to his â€Å"coy mistress.† While the poem uses literary devices to illustrate the recurring theme outlining time’s limitations and that the narrator and his mistress need to have sex immediately, it also contrasts with the Petrarchan standard of the idealized woman. Within the first 24 lines of the poem, Marvell uses diction, literary devices such as the erotic blazon and enjambment, and iambic tetrameter rhythm to prove that people cannot control time, time goes on and will eventually end, and women should refrain from reluctance and have sex with men†¦show more content†¦Following these declarations, the narrator goes on to share how he would divide his time to worship his mistress and show her the extent of his love. Using the erotic blazo n, the narrator explains the amount of time he would spend admiring his mistress’s different body parts. He lists â€Å"An hundred years should go to praise / Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze; / Two hundred to adore each breast, / But thirty thousand to the rest. / An age at least to every part, / And the last age should show your heart† (13-18). Through the blazon, the narrator accentuates his mistress’s most beautiful features, while also showing time’s limits. While he tells her the time he would spend appreciating her body, he is also showing her how ridiculous these thoughts are since time is unceasing and their time will soon end. However, the narrator takes on a sarcastic tone towards his mistress and her reluctance to have sex with him. Within the blazon, Marvell uses enjambment, the continuation of thought from one line to the next without punctuation, such as in lines 13 and 14, to further prove that people cannot stop or control time. 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