Marvell vs Herrick

During the 17th century the style of writing was changing from poems about death to ones whose subject was about love and passionate with women. This kind of writing is also known as carpe diem. Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvell were two of the first carpe diem poets. Although their styles were similar their subjects differed. Both poets who have chosen women for their sex appeal and ultimately their intention was to get them in …

…and wants to connect his passionate love to sleep with her in bed. This pair of Carpe diem poets wrote in almost the same time period and had similar styles but had different approaches towards the women. Marvell wrote his poem from his heart and true love for his Mistress, while Herrick persuade to young girls that if they don’t have sex while they are young they would never be able have sex later.