Comparing Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress and John Donnes Flea Es

Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress and throne Donnes FleaAndrew Marvell and John Donne both wrote carpe diem poetry full of vivid imagery and metaphysical conceits. This inwardness can be clearly seen in the poems To His Coy Mistress by Marvell and Donnes Flea. Though both poems take a similar ascend to the topic addressed, it is Marvell that writes more thoughtfully and carefully, coercing instead of Donnes seemed demandingbegging.The speaker in Coy Mistress is trying to convince his woman of choice that it is some(prenominal) better to have sex now than to pull through her virginity for the future. Why save it until they are married? The man wants to experience the pleasure now. Marvells subject matter here seems to be that instead of worrying about the future supplying exactly when we should do things, humans should take things as they come and jollify them before it is too late. This theme relates to all aspects of life, not just sex.Donnes narrator, though having the sa me goal and idea, is far more blunt in his reasoning. Noticing a flea that presumably had bitten them both, he ar...