ate an instant picture in the reader?s mind that depicts the speaker?s anxiety and urgent desires. Marvell uses this anxiety to emphasize the importance of acting now, the essence of a carpe diem poem. In order to seduce his mistress Marvell relies on the threatening rapid progression of time. The second stanza persistently reminds the readers that those who postpone their joy in love will have no joy at all. Time then moves into the present tense, providing the intensity of the current moment. Marvell makes the idea of eternity seem more tangible so that when that timelessness is swept away, the alternative seems all the more frightening. This fear is the backbone of seizing the day. ...
