Andrew Marvell: "To His Coy Mistress", Poetry explication

Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" is succinctly vulgar. His witty and eloquent speeches may seem impressive, however they bear a tone of frustration and vulgar lust. From this, it is evident that the speaker has failed several times before at winning the lady's love, and therefore, is using eclectic methods and techniques to convince the mistress: the carpe diem tradition. Marvell's usage of lofty figurative languages and allusions in the first stanza resembles a petrarchan …

…they will spend the time intensely and burn their youth extensively that the time will pass by instantaneously. This conclusion seems just and logical, however, this does not consider any aspects from the mistress's perspective. Again, this indicates his selfishness which is an symptom of the speaker's frustration from previous failures. Nonetheless, the linguistic art and the literary value of the poetry should not be judged or biased by the mental status of the author.