Hemingway alludes a poem by Andrew Marvell, When Henry recites: "But at my back I always hear, time's winged chariot hurrying near..." Why does Henry recite this poem at this time in the novel? Why is "time's winged chariot hurrying near?"
this is a prompt for a paragraph I'm supposed to write but I don't understand at all. Can anyone help me or explain it to me??
2007-09-04 14:29:35 · 3 answers · asked by Purple Freak 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Marvell is addressing the phenomenom of how quickly time seems to pass in our lives. He is aware that life is slipping away and the time of death is approaching.
2007-09-11 10:20:33 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To His Coy Mistress Sparknotes
2016-10-02 07:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked this up on sparknotes.com...you could also try cliffnotes.com if you need more description. I searched on the sparknotes site for "farewell to arms and marvell" and it referred me to Section 6, Analysis: Chapters XXII-XXVI. Go to http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/farewell/section6.rhtml and scroll down to the Analysis part. I can't actually post it here due to copyright restriction! Also, if you're near a public library, you could ask the Reference Librarians there for help. Many public libraries have Cliff Notes as well as other literary criticism resources.
2007-09-10 07:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by Librarian Lady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋