Analysis on"to his coy mistress" Kristel Encarnacion

Kristel Encarnacion
Analysis On "to his coy mistress

This is a very interesting poem, i understood right away that the motive of the speaker was to get this mistress to love him and engage in a sexual relationship with him. Right at the beginning of the poem the speaker claims,  "Had we but world enough and time ,this coyness ,lady were no crime", the speaker is letting the mistress know in a softer ore demure way that they don't have all the time in the world to wait for sex, thus making her coyness a crime towards him. In the first stanza the speaker tries to persuade his mistress by appealing to the idea of two lovers living forever, saying anything beautiful which he knows the mistress would probably find appealing, seeing that she desires attention and enjoys being flattered. In the second stanza the speaker completely reverses his logic and it seems as if he is no longer trying to persuade her with eloquent words, he begins to describe the world in a realistic way and blunt, sort of telling her that nothing is eternal .The speaker tell the mistress "thy beauty should no more be found," letting her know that one day she to shall perish. The speaker also says "and you quaint honour turn to dust, and into ashes all my lust" letting her know that when they are both in their grave her honor will no longer hold any value and his lust any meaning. Even making me feel like he might be driving her away with speaking so negatively  In the final stanza he stops being so blunt while still maintaining realistic to his views on life and tells his mistress that there is something they can do that feels good to use their time on earth. The speaker says " now let us sport us while we may, and now like am'rous birds of prey" telling the mistress that they should get to business now that they have it. In the last stanza he puts a more realistic spin on life ,while no seeming so literal on how they will perish because being so literal will probably drive the mistress away and ultimately he wants sex.