As we talked in class today, "To His Coy Mistress" is a famous carpe diem poem, in which the speaker lures the lady (called "mistress" not for her adulterous relationship with the speaker but for her social position or power over her wooers)to sleep with him. The theme of the poem is the transience of time: beauty will fade and youth will flee, so what is important is to "seize the day" and to savor the present as if there were no tomorrows.
The poem follows the three stages in logic: (1)If we had all the time in the world...(2) But we don't...(3)So let's have sex.
Krystal is the presenter of this poem, so if you guys have any further questions, don't hesitate! Post your questions and Krystal will answer them for you.
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