Poetry #2

I think the ideas that Andrew Marvell was addressing in "To his Coy Mistress" are aesthetically pleasing and convincing in their nature, but nonetheless amusing when looked at as a whole. Visions of a 17th century Marvin Gaye singing, "Let's get it on" cross my mind, yet Marvell addresses a more than just erotic urges. He addresses the beauty and limited time we have on this planet while expressing his love for his mistress. Throughout the poem the fast paced rhyme scheme and the vivid diction used, specifically in the later lines of the poem, communicate the passion of Marvel. Phrases like "tear our pleasures with rough strife," or "every pore with instant fire," are prime examples.

The poem You, Andrew Marvell isn't targeting the same message as To His Coy Mistress, but still accomplishes its own message of the world's beauty which is similar in nature to that of the Marvell poem. I could definitely relate to what Strand was describing when he was talking about his experience with this foreign and mysterious poem. Then when he began describing the linear and yet cyclical attitudes that the poem adapts, I was amazed at how the poem flowed the way it did. In You, Andrew Marvell, I definitely noticed a contrast between light and dark throughout the poem which I think moved this poem along more so than the To his Coy Mistress which I think was motivated by passion.