Theme of Carpe Diem in A Fine, a Private Place by Ackerman and To His C

The words carpe diem mean seize the day in Latin. It is a foundation that has been used throughout the history of literature and has been a popular ism in t individuallying from the times of Socrates and Plato up to the modern English classroom. Carpe diem says to us that life isnt something we have forever, and every passing moment is another(prenominal) opportunity to make the most out of the few precious historic period that we have left. In the poems A Fine, a Private Place by Diane Ackerman and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell, carpe diem is the underlying theme that ties them together, yet thither are still a few key differences throughout each of these two poems that shows two very different perspectives on how one goes close to seizing their day. The first poem by Ackerman is about two lovers who nonplus their own special place to make love under water. The author describes the captured moment over four stanzas of the undersea world, describing physical a ttributes and actions with marine life. The cleaning lady in the poem is described as his sea-geisha / in an orange kimono / of belts and vests, / her lacquered blur waving (Lines 24-27) and the man with his sandy hair / and sea-blue eyes, his kelp thin waist / and white meat ribbed wider / than a sandbar / where muscles domed / clear and taunt as shells (Lines 34-40) Ackermans poem has a feeling of tranquility and patience, capturing the moment and enhancing it to its fullest extent. She portrays call forth as a beautiful act, saying he pum...