1. To seize the day: robert herrick and andrew marvell
The next four lines speak of the swift rise and fall of the sun in its daily course. ... Our youth is like the sun and it may come and go as quickly as the sun will rise and fall. ... The second poem that this essay discusses is Andrew Marvell's " To His Coy Mistress." ... Both poems also use imagery by referring to the sun. ... In "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" Herrick writes about the sun being as quick to rise as it is to set, and in "to His Coy Mistress" Marvell writes about how we can not make the sun stand still; however, we can make it chase us. ...
- Word Count: 2092
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School