Seduction in To His Mistress Going to Bed, Good Morrow, Corinna's Going A- Maying, and To His Coy Mistress
Throughout time, one of the greatest challenges mankind has faced is the
sexual conquest of womankind. In many cultures today, this challenge has
evolved into an intricate courting process that often involves buying the
woman flowers, gifts, and meals to persuade her to have sex. Another
device that a man might use to seduce a woman is poetry. In the English
language, the use of poetry to seduce women may be traced back to the late
sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Cavalier poets such as Robert
Herrick, John Donne, and Andrew Marvell embrace this method of seduction,
carefully constructing verse with the intent to satisfy their carnal
desires. Each of these men rely upon several literary tools to manipulate
women to fornicate with them. Among the more prominent techniques is the
use of logical rhetoric to reason that engagement in sex is the best
choice of action. Another device that appears frequently in early
seduction poetry is the imperative statement, which simultaneously prompts
the woman to take action and endows her with a sense of control over the
situation. Functioning in a similar manner, interrogative statements
suggest the obvious truth of what the poet speaks while forcing the woman
to consider his request. By using a first person plural narrative voice to
address the woman whom he hopes to woo, the poet makes her associate
herself with him in thought, thereby allowing for an easier transition for
personal involvement. Finally, ...
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...ional statements, thereby confirming the
persuasive nature of these elements upon women.
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Donne, John. "Eligy 19: To His Mistress Going to Bed." The Longman
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Donne, John. "The Good Morrow." The Longman Anthology of British
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Herrick, Robert. "Corinna's Going A-Maying." The Longman Anthology of
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Marvell, Andrew. "To His Coy Mistress." The Longman Anthology of British
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