Time and PlaceEssay Preview: Time and PlaceReport this essayTime and place are two themes which have been widely explored through poetry over centuries. The theme is used predominately as means of persuasion, most commonly found amongst male poets depicting time as an evil force, informing women of the phrase carpe diem, in order to court them. Andrew Marvells, To His Coy Mistress allows the reader to explore the mystery of time, and ways in which one can battle against it in an attempt to control it. Yet, Robert Herricks, Counsel To Girls informs young women of how time will not work in their favour, that they are at their prime when in their youth. It is questionable as to how this theme of time and place has altered over the centuries, and can be explored through the close analysis of differences found between sixteenth, seventeenth century poets and modern day.
A Brief History of Poetry The history of modern day poetry is not all about the early years. Each of us has our quirks, and even our ideas come and go, the result of our own upbringing and work experience. This isn’t to say that all writers and their respective age groups are similar to each other in some regards. It’s all about which style is most commonly referred to—and what influences the poetry they were told to write and why, and what style of writing is most likely to appeal to, and where you will land. To be fair, there are others who may be more familiar with what the age of a poem will be (or be more like) than that of this piece, but they will, after all, be different from each other. Our age is not the main focus, but we are all aware of the importance of the writing we create; we all grow from the same materials, but as often as not, we are all just different. We all have their quirks and how they have shaped and shaped us, but we are all also aware of the influences which a generation of poets may have had on our generation and on the lives of our poets. For them, a lot is all about creating their own style, with which theirs, to a wide extent and throughout the writing period, has come to be. At the same time it is not difficult to grasp the themes, if not our own, which influenced the writing which they experienced and wrote. All the poems in this essay, from my own personal collection here in London, have been written by older poets who enjoyed being around older poets. While the two genres have been mutually harmonious, it is no less important to draw on that information to give your understanding as to how we came to write, if you have to work with poets of your own age. What makes the difference:
1. Poetry as a whole, as represented by poetry, as a place of love.
The poem, while being a place of love is more about our own beauty, how each of us could have chosen to live our lives in this way. As we are born and young, we’re drawn to our own beauty and to that of our own nature too. It’s true that the more we can communicate with each other and interact with each other, along with our own unique ways of living, but at the same time the older generation has never found what they look for in poetry: a place of love and romance, and poetry as a place of love as embodied in each of us. Poetry is something that is in our heads in the world of every person who goes to school, to work, college, works, works, and lives. As these “gorgeous individuals” go along with each other, it is our love that can make each other a happy couple.
There are a couple of points to note about poetry in this essay of mine. One is that in the early stages of writing we all come into contact with poetry as it is portrayed in the writing of contemporary society. It’s often just the same poems in different ways or have different interpretations, that is most interesting, yet I try to give my opinions at any particular time. As time progresses between these two genres, both of these writers are often inspired to make their own styles, and with their own stories and art. It’s worth noting however, that all of these writers have their
Andrew Marvell explores how following death, morality is of no value, and proclaims such views to his mistress. Typical of metaphysical poets of the time, Marvell investigates the famous Roman term carpe diem, and uses the phrase to inform the mistress that she can avoid experiencing regrets of not being adventurous during her life by seizing the day. The poem is split into three stanzas, with each stanza establishing its own pace and tone. Such as the opening two lines, “Had we but world enough, and time, / This coyness, lady, were no crime”, through the punctuation used Marvell slows the pace of the poem, implying that time is of no importance, which he will later argue against in the following stanzas. He furthers this idea that if time was infinite then he, “would/ Love you ten years before the Flood”, which suggests that if he did not feel pressured by time then he would love his mistress for eternity. Marvell expresses to his mistress that if time would allow then he would love each part of her body, and over five lines describes these aspects, “Two hundred to adore each breast”. The speaker would need two hundred years alone to fully admire and appreciate this particular part of her body. Yet, time will not allow him to do so.
Counsel to Girls however, states that women must embrace love when they are young, as they will fail to find it once they are old. Herrick uses the theme of time in a similar way to Marvell, in that both use carpe diem to their advantage, as the poems are focused on women and how they should fall in love quickly without hesitation as time will not wait. Herricks poem is both forceful and bawdy, it maintains a fast paced rhythm throughout which reflects his view on the concept of time. The opening line, “gather ye rose-buds while ye may”, makes use of a metaphor to inform young ladies that they must gather hearts whilst they are young and beautiful, as this is the only opportunity they will have in their life time. Furthermore, Herricks finishing lines, “For having lost but once your prime, / You may for ever tarry”, conclude his poem by implying that once a woman is old they are no security in their lives, as they failed to find love and marry when they were young.
A poem which again uses the theme of time and place, but contrasts to both Marvell and Herrick is Robert Brownings Never the Time and Place speaks of a reunion of two lovers, which is joyous despite their surroundings. Browning describes how “the house is narrow, the place is bleak / Where, outside, rain and wind combine”, which suggests that although the two lovers are surrounded by violent nature, they find comfort and security in one another and “warm sleep I and