To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time- Robert Herrick

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time is about living life to its fullest. You should seize the day because life is short. You should also enjoy all life's experiences and embrace them because you may not know what tomorrow brings. The first stanza compares the young to roses. Just like roses the young are beautiful for a moment and full of life, but they will eventually die. Also, you should be happy with your life because it could be over very quickly. In the second stanza, the sun is mentioned. The longer it is rising the sooner it is to setting. This is just like in people. The older you are;the closer you are to dying. In the fourth stanza, age is mentioned. The poet writes how the best time of your life is when you are young, and times will keep getting worse as you get older. In the last stanza, you are told to go and marry. If you do not marry when you are young, then there is more of a chance that you will live alone. You need to use the time that you have and find someone to love in order to live a good life. The title also explains whom the poem is attended for. I believe, 'To the Virgins,' means to the young and inexperienced in life. The poet wants the youth to enjoy life maybe because he believed he didn't live his life to the fullest like he should have.