Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem Name of Student Instructor’s Name Module Title Date Carpe Diem Part one Introduce Carpe Diem Carpe diem is a phrase that is most commonly translated as “seize the day” or “enjoy the pleasures of the moment, without concern for the future”. The poets in these three poems develop a sense of passion and ‘Carpe Diem’ in their work using persuasive tones and overstated language to increase the impact of the message they are conveying to their audiences. Both of these poems have passionate tone as they both insist that the audience should embrace life. For instance, the stress in the poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe is that, if people do not live their life now, time will pass without them knowing and they will never get these chances. In stanza one line one, the persona laments “And we will all the pleasures prove”, this shows that the persona is ready to enjoy the pleasure of the moment with his lover. This is a very outstanding instance of Carpe diem. In the poem, “The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd” the personal laments in the last stanza line three “Then these delights my mind might move... “To live with you, and be thy love.” This reveals that the persona is ready to seize the day and enjoy the moment of life with his lover. This is another good instance of Carpe diem in a poem. Lastly, the poem “To His Mistress, Going to Bed” also shows a sense of Carpe Diem. For instance, in line 27 the persona says “How blest am I in this discovering thee!” this shows that the person is ready to seize the opportunity and enjoy the moment. Talk about how the First & Second line rhyme and Third & Fourth line rhyme Both authors have used rhymes in their poems. In the poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His love” there are rhyming words both in the first and the second line and in the third and the forth line. The rhyming words in the first and the second line are “Love” and “Prove”. The rhyming words in the third and fourth line are fields and yields. Christopher Marlowe has used rhymes in his poem to make it memorable to the audience. The poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” also has rhymes in both the first and the second line, and the third and the fourth line. The rhyme in the...