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This 5 page paper discusses the philoosphy of carpe diem in the poetry of Marvell, Brooks, Olds, Ackerman, to name a few. Examples cited from text and quoted. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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have deemed worthy of their attention. Secondly, it showed the power of language and of words. But most importantly, it showed that poetry is not just for dead poets, it
introduced the viewer to the carpe diem philosophy: seize the day. Andrew Marvells poem, To His Coy Mistress, is a fantastic example of this Carpe Diem philosophy, which still applies
to modern society. The poem is addressed to the speakers mistress. She is a lady to whom both courtesy and erotic longing attribute an authoritative status. She is said to
be "coy," that is, she is a flirt. "Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime"(Meyer,
728). The Carpe Diem section, the student can say, is said to follow the account of who the mistress is and
becomes slightly insulting in tone. What, in effect, the poet is stating is that he refuses to court her by the book and instead prefers to seize the day and
woo her the way his heart is telling him. This is very much in keeping with the prevailing attitude, rightly or wrongly, of today. Rules must be questioned, and in
the end, ones heart may win over ones intellect. In Diane Ackermans poem, which may very well be a modern retelling of
Marvells poem, she tells of sexual liaisons from the point of view of the woman instead of the man. The student should mention that though the Point of View is
switched, the theme and tone are the same. Neither poem addresses a type of sex that includes love, but is more a transaction, a moments pause in a lifetime. This
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