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Compare how the theme of love is presented... 'To His Coy Mistress', is a love poem written by Andrew Marvell, and the other poem, which it will be compared with, is a poem called 'Valentine', which is written by a poet named Coral Ann Duffy. Subject of the poem 'Valentine' seems to be a channel for the poet Duffy, in which she can express her interpretation of love, and let readers of the poem realise what the meaning of love is for her in her view. This is visible from the first line of her poem. "Not a red rose or satin heart" What the poet is saying here is that love are not these typical commercial symbols which are associated with love in modern times such as know. Marvells subject of his love poem is more of a personal one, compared to Duffy's, which is more about modern society regarding love...

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