"To His Coy Mistress" Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" is a sieze, the second type of poem in which an anonymous young man tries to woo the hand of his mistress. This type of poem gives the reader the idea that time is not only precious, but scarce. The speaker uses many smooth tactics to persuade the girl, starting with compliments and ending with a more forceful and morbid approach Coy Mistress" is not only witty but imaginative, full of puns and perceived differently by both males and females. Andrew Marvell was born on March 31, 1621 in Yorkshire, England. As he was the son of an Anglican priest, Marvell he was raised in an extremely devout home. He received his primary education at Hull Grammar School. At just twelve years old he attended Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he was entrusted with the role of tutor to his daughter Sir Thomas Fairfax. Marvell wrote mostly lyric poetry. This helped build the careers of other poets who had similar writing ideas. In 1659 he decided to move away from poetry and concentrate on his political career. From there he served in Hull's constituency in Parliament until his death in 1678. Many historic events occurred during Marvell's lifetime. King Charles was overthrown and beheaded before Marvell was four years old. In 1660, Charles II was made king and under his reign Oliver Cromwell was disinterred and beheaded. His severed part had been placed on a pole and mounted above the West Minister Hall as a warning to all incoming rebels ("Andrew Marvell" 281). The general gist of “To His Coy Mistress” is established in the opening stanza of the poem. Describes a scenario in which a girl has the opportunity to surrender to young sexual persuaders...... middle of paper......vell." Poetry for Students. Vol. 5. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski . NY: Gale, 275-582.Kelly, David. "Poetry for Students Ed. Mary Ruby" In Poetry Criticism 86. Detroit: Gae, 2008. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. 4 February 2014. Meyer, Bruce. "Poetry for Students." Ed. Maria Rubino. 285-288.Pittock, “Virgins, Beware: 'To His Demure Lover' Revisited.” English 47. 189. (Fall 1998): 215-230. Gale, 2008. Literary Resources from Gale. 4 February 2014. Reiff, Raychel Hangurd. "To His Demure Lover." February. 2014.