To the virgins, poetry

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To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time

ROBERT HERRICK

Learning objectives

• At the end of this lesson you can recognize a theme throughout this poem.
• You can link the theme of this poem to the present.
• You can explain the theme of this poem in your own words.

Robbert Herrick

• Lyric, poet & cleric
• 1591-1674, UK
• Cambridge

What does your stanza entail?

How do you think this poem was received by common people?

Carpe diem

• Carpe diem, quam minimum

credula postero.

• Memento mori

What have we learned?

• At the end of this lesson you can recognize a theme throughout this poem.
  
• You can link the theme of this poem to the present.
  
• You can explain the theme of this poem in your own words.

What is the theme of this poem?

Can you think of an example in the present that links to carpe diem?

Describe carpe diem in your own words.