1. To His Coy Mistress
... but World enough, and Time, This coyness Lady were no crime. We would sit down, and think which way To walk, and pass our long loves day.(1-4) These lines from the poem are expressing the man's sarcassem when he says "think which way to walk" because you wouldn"t have time to just sit around and think about pointless things such as that ... by reminders of its unreality. First and most importantly, the grammar of the section is subjunctive, and every verb conforms to the mood of the opening condition: "Had we but world enough, and time"" (Press 278). "The lines 11 and 12, "My vegetable ...
- Word Count: 410
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: High School