Andrew Marvell (To His Coy Mistress)

[peeru]

Hi all!

have anyone read this poem(To His Coy Mistress)?
actually i have to get something about it+my ideas. So, if anyone did read it pls i`ll be thankfull. ;)

[Munro]

I have read it, and I liked it very much! It summarises basically what I want to say to a girl I've been infatuated with since I was 15, so it has personal worth for me as well.
What parts of it do you want to talk about?

[peeru]

hi munro,
actually i wanna know ur impresion towards this poem,ur opinion, do u like it or not.......

thanks alot.

[Vista]

I think the poem is one of the best ever in using the devices at the disposal of poet. Its content is probably quite accurate in painting the modern man as Eliot saw him then. All critics I have read say it is one of Eliot'sbest poems--and, yes, I like it. If you are interested I can give you some examples of Eliot's artistry.

[peeru]

thanks vista, all be waiting.

[putty]

For a couple starters, notice the length of the second line--it is spread out complementing the image of how the evening looks, or reinforcing it, if you wish. Notice how the image in the third line describes the spread of the sky and also contributes as we read to the unorganized mind of Prufrock--Prufrock's mind is just as spread. Note further the dots in a few places--those are intended I believe to suggest Prufrock's inability to make a concerted ratiional statement. They indicate a psychological barrier, a hestitation to commit.
I'm sure anyone reading this can see more of Eliot's devices at work to create the picture.

[peeru]

thnx putty for ur reply,

actually this was the 1st time i read this poem and it has to be connected to another poem which we study in poetry calss. thanks again :)

[putty]

I see that I wrote something about Prufrock on this board. I don't know how I made the mistake, but if you would like to continue with the coy mistress, I'll give my opinion.

[peeru]

thanks putty, i`ll be waiting for your reply.

[Blackadder]

I always though of "To His Coy Mistress" as a seventeenth century version of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." While both are wonderful pieces of writing, there is a very clear and primal goal to these works. :)

[putty]

Peeru, I don't know if your are interested in Marvell or Eliot. Whick poet are you waiting to hear about anything I might write? Maybe neither?