8 - To His Coy Mistress Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote To His Coy Mistress? When was it written?
A
Andrew Marvell
1681
2
Q
Where did Marvell live? What reputation of his influenced his work in his lifetime?
A
Yorkshire
Political reputation
3
Q
What was there at the time Marvell lived? What was being revived?
A
Instability
Monarchy
4
Q
When were his first poems published? Who found them after his death?
A
1681
His housekeeper
5
Q
What genre did Marvell work in? Who does Marvell echo in his poems?
A
Satire
Cavalier poets
6
Q
What does the speaker urge his mistress to do in the poem? What does the speaker want her to give into?
A
Abandon her modesty
Their love
