Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Response to Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' by Jenna Willett, Lecture notes of Poetry

Jenna willett's response to andrew marvell's poem 'to his coy mistress' expresses her admiration for the subject's beauty, strength, and passion. She encourages him to overcome his fears and doubts, and invites him to be her king and make her his queen. The poem explores themes of love, desire, and the passage of time.

What you will learn

  • What role does the passage of time play in Jenna Willett's response to Andrew Marvell's poem 'To His Coy Mistress'?
  • What themes does Jenna Willett explore in her response to Andrew Marvell's poem 'To His Coy Mistress'?
  • How does Jenna Willett encourage the subject of the poem to overcome his fears and doubts?

Typology: Lecture notes

2021/2022

Uploaded on 09/12/2022

anjushri
anjushri 🇺🇸

4.8

(14)

243 documents

1 / 2

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Response to Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”
Jenna Willett
Thy greeting comes on angel wings,
And with my heart the hills do sing
Of thy embrace and grand attire.
Your stately graces do inspire
A thought of kindness in my smile.
If thou would call I’d stay a while,
Just to be near thy golden heart
And hear sweet words before we part.
May not my coyness drive away
Your int’rest in my heart so gay.
The taste of fear shall not prevail
In draining rosy cheeks to pale;
No persecution could insist
On taking thy eternal bliss.
Thou hast a lion’s heart and strength
To weather time’s deceitful length.
Do not be worried by death’s sting,
For in our heaven thou shall bring
Refreshing relief to mine life
And relinquish me of my strife.
Do make of me a queen of queens
To rule thy heart and make thee keen.
Please come my king, and make it so;
That like a brook my love should flow
pf2

Partial preview of the text

Download Response to Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' by Jenna Willett and more Lecture notes Poetry in PDF only on Docsity!

Response to Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”

Jenna Willett

Thy greeting comes on angel wings, And with my heart the hills do sing Of thy embrace and grand attire. Your stately graces do inspire A thought of kindness in my smile. If thou would call I’d stay a while, Just to be near thy golden heart And hear sweet words before we part. May not my coyness drive away Your int’rest in my heart so gay.

The taste of fear shall not prevail In draining rosy cheeks to pale; No persecution could insist On taking thy eternal bliss. Thou hast a lion’s heart and strength To weather time’s deceitful length. Do not be worried by death’s sting, For in our heaven thou shall bring Refreshing relief to mine life And relinquish me of my strife.

Do make of me a queen of queens To rule thy heart and make thee keen. Please come my king, and make it so; That like a brook my love should flow

And make thee gladder than the sun. Then during night when day is done, Unbroken melodies be sung With silver note on pow’rful lung Of love that lasts throughout the ages. Our story be told on earth’s stages Proclaiming how thee, men of men, Had tempted me thus into sin. Come hither, now. Arrest my heart, And burning passion thou will start.