Haha ok so this is confusing me slightley, well ok a lot. I cant figure out if it is promoting abnstance or not. I dont think it is because of the time in which it was writen, but the poem in my oppion conflicts it's self, or it may just be confusing me. Either way I need to figure it out! lol
The first (I'll call it a stanza?) stanza in my deciphering is saying collect your youthfull beauty while you can because it will fade. The second stanza continues with the fact that the older you get the uglier you will become. The third stanza is what realy started confusing me the line "times still succeed the forme." Does this mean that the age will succeed the beauty or that being older you are becoming more mature. The last stanaza says "but use your time" I'm not sure the meaning of, because it's implying that they can take their time but the rest says not to? But the next line says "you may forever tarry (delay)" It's just all confusing me!!
Well writing this (well paper lol) has helped a lot, but i would appreciate more!! Good thing were going to talk about this tomorrow!! :)
Well from what I understood was that he was telling the virgins to get married quickly because everything that they have that attracts husbands is going to fade or disappear completly over time, like one quote i heard was "How can time be such a great healer but such a poor beautician?" I laughed at that one personally.
ReplyDeleteFunny Christian, and yes, the poem is about that on one level. There is a larger level to it too... perhaps Herrick isn't just speaking the the female "virgins"... perhaps he is sending a message to a larger population. We will be talking about this tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteohh stariha a little forshadowing! :P
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