To the Virgins to make Much of Time

This poem reminds me of Marvell's To His Coy Mistress. Both emphasize the necessity to take advantage of time because it is very short. The pace is rushed and the tone is urgent and persuasive as demonstrated by the line: "Then be not coy, but use your time." The speaker also introduces the concept of time and " the glorious lamp of heaven, the sun" and that the more one waits the more time and opportunity is wasted. Both Marvell and Herrick stress the importance of carpe diem and taking advantage of "youth."