Poem, "To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell"; literary analysis

hi everyone

I was wondering if someone could help. I have to write a literary analysis paper on a poem called "To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell". I don't know if this poem is familiar to everyone.

I have to make my own interpretation of the work focused on a clearly defined idea. I must have a good thesis statement, and support & develop each point in my argument based on textual evidence (poem). It has to be 3-4pages length.

I was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas how to approach this paper. For my thesis statement, Could I say something like " In 'To His Coy Mistress', Andrews Marvell uses imagery to create the atmosphere of the personality and character of the young man. I need a little bit of bushing up on this statement.

I would like some ideas on how to start introduction and I am not sure about this paper. I would really appreciate your help with ideas and suggestions that i could look at in my paper eg, character, theme, setting, plot etc.

amanda

literary analysis on poem copy 2

hi, everyone

I forgot to post the poem. To his coy mistress by Andrew marvell.

To His Coy Mistress

Had we but world enough, and time, [..]
I need help with paper on theme, character,

See topic: literary analysis paper on poem for more information.

Amanda

Greetings!

I think your thesis statement needs to be a bit more concrete. What the poem is really saying is that life is short. The man is telling the woman to stop wasting time being coy and accept his amorous advances before they grow old. It is a somewhat teasing way of saying "Stop fooling around and let's get on with this relationship!" That's essentially the "plot" in a nutshell. The theme could be the brevity of life and/or the fleetness of youth. The man is impatient, but not to the point of being exasperated. There is a certain ironic tone to the poem, as the man tries to nudge the woman into acquiescing.

I hope this helps!

Thank,

Sarah, EssayForum.com