One must analyze tone, metaphor, diction, imagery and alliteration to understand the meaning of, “To His Coy Mistress.” Andrew Marvell uses all five tools to convey just how much passion the speaker has for his mistress, Marvell uses all five tools in very tactful ways to convey his meaning. To fully understand “To his Coy Mistress,” one must understand what the tone of the poem is. Yet to be clear there is no overlaying tone, …showed first 75 words of 1007 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1007 total…is shown that he loves his mistress enough to flatter, and impress her. It is shown that he wants to live in the moment, that he realizes that they may not have tomorrow. And finally he shows his passion for his mistress in the final section of the poem. Each devise is used for a certain reason, and that truly helps convey the message to his mistress and the anyone who may read this poem.