robert herrick (1591-1674) ellen church, allen lasher, jessica rollins, tess shymanski
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Robert Herrick
(1591-1674)
Ellen Church, Allen Lasher,
Jessica Rollins, Tess
Shymanski
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Bio
gra
phy
Father passed away in
1592 Mother never remarried Inspired by Ben Johnson In 1623 Herrick took
holy orders
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To the Virgins to Make Much of Time
GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying :
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
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To the Virgins to Make Much of Time
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's to setting.
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To the Virgins to Make Much of Time
That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer ;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.
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To the Virgins to Make Much of Time
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may go marry :
For having lost but once your prime
You may for ever tarry.
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Description of the Poem
Cavalier Poem
Theme: Seize the day
Rhyme Scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
Flowing rhythm
Anaphora (l. 5-7).
Alliteration (l. 12).
Medieval Language (ye, be not)
Personification (l. 3).
Metaphor (l. 2,4,5).
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Fact
s
Graduated from Cambridge in 1617
Herrick never married
but he had 14 “lady friends” He was the 7 child
At age 16 he was apprentice to his uncle
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Work
s C
ited
Herrick, Robert. "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time." McDougal
Littell Literature: British Literature. New
York: McDougal Littell,
2008. 526. Print. "Robert Herrick."
Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.