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Would You Categorise 'To His Coy Mistress' (Andrew Marvell) as a Metaphysical or a Classical Poem?
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... COY MISTRESS Would You Categorise 'To His Coy Mistress' (Andrew Marvell) as a Metaphysical or a Classical Poem? The main characteristics of a metaphysical poem take account of: dialectic content, drama, dramatic openings and a personal voice; these contrast with a regular rhythm at the start, rhyming couplets, carpe diem, description of women and half rhyme of a traditionally classical poem. 'To His Coy Mistress' contains a combination of these traits. Metaphysical poems tend to be related to experience, especially in the areas of love, romance and man's relationship with God - the eternal perspective. Marvell uses dialectic which is the use of an argument to construct a case and persuade A classical characteristic notable in 'To His Coy Mistress' is the rhyming pattern. The poem begins with a regular pattern, rhyming 'time' with 'crime'. Throughout the poem, there are multiple rhyming couplets, 'part', 'heart' and 'place', 'embrace'. However, there are obliterations
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