WriteMyEssay.com

...His Coy Mistress is one of the most famous poems in the English language. The opening line Had we but world enough, and time, is very well known. This paper considers some of the figures of speech and techniques that Marvell used to compose his masterpiece.
Discussion
The meaning of the poem is refreshingly simple, compared to some of the abstruse verses that have been compared over the centuries. Here the poet is simply reminding his reluctant lady that although it’s very well for her to play shy and hard to get, in reality time is slipping away, and her virginity will be worthless in the grave. It’s a very sly and yet heartfelt plea to let him make love to her. It’s also full of some very beautiful imagery.
For example, he suggests that she sit by the Ganges River where she will find rubies; he’ll remain beside the Humber (Marvell). The Ganges is exotic and distant while the Humber is down-to-earth, hometown (Adams, 1992). The poet is suggesting that while...