1. To seize the day: robert herrick and andrew marvell
... having lose but once your prime, You may forever tarry. (13-16) Herrick uses these last four lines as a brief summary of the entire poem: don't waste your time. Take the time and youth you are given and create happiness and joy in your life. However, be wise because once it is all gone, ... my back, I always hear / Time's winged chariot hurrying near." (Marvell 21-22). Marvell delivers this second burst of urgency at this particular part of the poem in order to secure in our thoughts with his importance of time. Time is a part of our lives that we never have enough of. It constantly ... ...
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- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School