... the "glorious lamp of heaven", how it rises through the sky, and the end of its race is approaching as the sun nears setting. Herrick utilizes the personification of the sun running a race across the sky, serving as the standard for time. This metaphor is also used in the last two lines of Marvell's poem. The speaker states that the sun cannot be made to stand still; however, "we", alluding to the virgins, have the power to make it run. The personification here of the sun ... his beliefs that young virgins should seize the day and marry. Marvell simply wrote his poem as a challenge to wh...

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