'To his Coy Mistress' is a metaphysical poem written by the British author Andrew Marvell. 'To his Coy Mistress' is a poem based on human desires in so far as their physicality is concerns. It's spoken by a nameless man to a nameless woman. The speaker of the poem addresses a woman who has been slow to respond to his sexual advances.
The first stanza starts with the issue of as been time bound. Poet says that her coyness would not be a crime if they hand all the time in world. Later on in this stanza poet gives various example of how could they pass their time being each other. He then talks about his concept of vegetable loves and express his love by describing her in various ways.
Moving forward the second stanza he remembers how short human life is. He tells her that life is short but death is forever. Once it is over the opportunity to enjoy each other is gone because no one embraces in the grave. In a shocking moment he warns her that, when she's in the coffin worms will try to take her 'virginity' if she doesn't have sex with him before they die.
In the third stanza the speaker urges the woman to comply, arguing that in loving each other with passion they will make the most of the short time they have to die. He tells her not to waste any time and get all the mental frustration in to the sexual act and be free from the shackles in relation to physical needs and desires.
The final complete makes us aware about the ignorance during Marvell's time as it was believed that sun rotates and the earth stands still, he says, we can't make time stop.
Here I conclude this poem, poet puts forward his ideal about sex, lust, desire, needs of the human body. The poem is in iambic tetrameter. It is present a logical argument.
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