Seize the Day My Coy Mistress

“Seize the day.” The form of carpe diem poetry is generally consistent, almost to the point of being predictable. Though Andrew Marvell works with the same concepts, his modifications to them were well-considered. In “To His Coy Mistress,” Marvell makes use of allusion, metaphor, and grand imagery in order to convey a mood of majestic … Read more