Marvell uses an allusion to suggest a time span from before the Flood to Armageddon in order to create an image of a. slow motion. b. a time warp. c. eternity. d. time travel.
English · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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c. eternity.
Andrew Marvell, in his poem "To His Coy Mistress," uses a vast time span to suggest the concept of eternity. By referring to biblical events like the Flood and to the end times event of Armageddon, he creates a hyperbolic image of an infinite time scale. This is done to emphasize the idea that if he and his mistress had all the time in the world, they could afford to take things slowly and delay their expressions of love and passion.