Poem :- To His Coy Mistress

Poem :- To His Coy Mistress

About the Author :- 

                        Andrew Marvell born 31 March 1621 and Death 16 August 1678 was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton. His poems range from the love-song "To His Coy Mistress".

* About the Poem :-

                      

                        "To His Coy Mistress" is divided into three stanzas. it's spoken by a nameless man. the speaker tells the mistress that if they had more time and space, her "Coyness" wouldn't be a "crime". he be a "crime". poem focus more on "love" and "God". This poem is also about "love" and shyness of the beloved. the poet starts with the coyness of beloved saying that if both the lover, had enough time then beloved's coyness was no crime but hence beloved is so shy that is like a crime her shyness has become a crime because they have very less time left and if they could think over how to pass their "long love's day".

                       Then poet says that if beloved shall continue her coyness then one day when the death will arive her beauty will be no more as well as the echoing song also want be there once she is dead. the beloved is very coy and therefor she is not allowing the lover came close to her and therefore the poet says once she dead. then the poet compares with "youth" with mourning due. This poem is a very interesting. 

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