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A Comparison of Persuasive Techniques in To His Coy Mistress and An consequence To A mania Letter To His Coy Mistress is a poem written by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678). From the poem, it can be seen that he is trying to persuade his mistress to possess sex with him. Although the staminate persona that reveals this story, the intent of Marvell was probably for humour and as entertainment for others. An coif To A Love Letter is another poem, written by Lady bloody shame Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762), but in contrast to Marvells, it is used to reject an admirers interest and could be seen as a reply. The poem describes how a female persona declines an admirer. man this story takes place, Montagu simultaneously rebukes men in general. This inclination may have been caused by her bad experiences in marriage. Both poems use persuasion, although for various purposes. Andrew Marvell was born(p) at Winestead-in-Holderness, Yorkshire, on March 31, 1621. At 3 years old, he moved to Hull where his father, Reverend Andrew Marvell became a lecturer at holy Trinity Church. Andrew Marvell was educated at Hull Grammar School and studied at Trinity College in Cambridge. Two poems that he had written, one in Greek and one in Latin, were printed in 1637. The next year he was accepted as a Scholar of Trinity College and took his B.A. degree. Within a some days, his mother had died and after his father died also within 2 years, he left Cambridge. It was in this period, after he started travelling in Europe, that he wrote To His Coy Mistress. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was born in 1689, the eldest girl of the Duke of Kingston. Her family were wealthy, but n... ...rue of Montagus poem. In the same way, Montagus logical argument is shown by the structure. Montagu has different sections in her poem and although she has not split it into stanzas, the divisions are quite obvious. The origin section is about the admirer , how he has everything, is married and should not try to take her. She then scolds men in general in the next section, disdainful men and showing her disgust. In her next section, she describes how she had been hurt before, how someone has already taken her heart and broken it. She tells how she feels men lie and deceive in the following section before ending with a section on the consequences. Although both do use logical argument, it is more evident in To His Coy Mistress as his is split into the different stanzas while An Answer To A Love Letter is not.