Exploration of Different Kinds of Love in Poems To His Coy Mistress, First Love and Porpyria's Lover

Exploration of Different Kinds of Love in Poems To His Coy Mistress, First Love and Porpyria's Lover

The three poems talk about different kinds of love. First love is

about Shy love; To His Coy Mistress is about Sexual love and Porpyrias

Lover is about obsessive love.

First love is about Shy love. The woman in his poem affects the

narrator physically and emotionally. Words such as 'Struck' show his

physical love for her, and words such as 'Sweet' and 'Sudden' show his

emotional love for her.

A simile is used to describe the beauty of the person he loves.

"Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower."

The use of the word flower shows how he views his love.

The word 'Heart' is used a lot in the poem. This is to show his love

for her through the different stages.

"And stole my heart away complete."

This shows that she has taken his love and that he is madly in love

with her.

"Words from my heart did start."

Here he is talking about how much he loves her. He is talking from his

heart.

"And blood burnt round my heart."

This uses of alliteration to get across the thought of the blood

burning around his heart inside, because of the strength of his love.

"My heart has left its dwelling place."

This is him saying that all of his heart and love belong to the woman

he loves.

I think First Love is about Shy love. The narrator is in love with

this girl, but is too shy to show his love for her.

To His Coy Mistress is about timeless love. He is trying to persuade

her that they do not have enough time to wait before becoming lovers.

In the first stanza, he uses hyperbole to show how much he loves her.

"Two hundred to adore each breast."

He is exaggerating his love for her to draw her in.

The poet places his love by the Ganges to make her look exotic and