Imagery, Symbolism and Descriptions in To His Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell in his poem describes a young man who convinces his beautiful lover to free herself to live in the here and now. He does this by dividing the poem into three radically different stanzas. The first takes a long time to describe the great feelings of love for a young woman and how he would like to be able to demonstrate it. The idea of ​​time develops early but not completely. The second stanza is then used to show how time is rapidly progressing in ways such as the fading of beauty and death. The third stanza asks the question to the young mistress; will he give himself to the young and to life? Although each verse uses different imagery, they all convey the same theme of living life to the fullest and not letting time pass is seen throughout. Marvell uses beautiful imagery, symbolism, and descriptions throughout the poem. Each verse is effective and flows easily. Rhyming couplets are seen at the end of each line, which helps the poem read smoothly. Marvell uses many images that function as tools to express how he wishes to love his lover in the first stanza of the poem. From lines 1 to 20 Marvell tells his lover how he wishes he had all the time in the world to love her. In the very first line Marvell raises the focus of time, “If only we had world enough and time / This timidity, lady, would be no crime.” The second line shows the conflict the author faces in the poem, his shyness. Marvell continues from these opening lines to tell his lover what she would do if she had enough time. In lines three and four Marvell talks about “sitting down” to “think” where they will walk on their “long day of love.” All these words... in the middle of the paper... before their "strange honor turns to dust". Andrew Marvell successfully writes about a sensitive topic without seeming dirty or disrespectful to the topic of sexuality. Each verse brings with it a different way of looking at the same topic. The way Marvell speaks in the first verse shows that he is not impetuous, that he loves his lover. It creates a sense of timelessness and then in the second verse sweeps it away and introduces death as scary but inevitable. He realizes how precious time is and is very effective in convincing his lover of this fact as well. The last lines leave the reader with the image of this couple who conquer and take advantage of the time by making the sun run. This poem would not be what it is without the detailed imagery, symbolism, and metaphors that Marvell applied to each stanza.