Metaphysical Elements of Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress"

1. Metaphysical Elements of Andrew Marvell’s
“To His Coy Mistress”
Course Title: Poetry from Chaucer to Milton
Course Code: Eng-2103
Group-4
MD Ferdous Gazi
Md Mohibullah
Md Abdus Salam

2. Title of the Contents
▪ Objectives
▪ Intended Learning Outcomes
▪ Motivation
▪ Introduction of the Lesson
▪ Review of Prior Knowledge
▪ Begin the lesson
▪ Main Activity
▪ Feedback
▪ Assessment
▪ Remedial Measures
▪ Closure

3. Objectives
General Objective:
 To familiarize students with the elements of Metaphysical Poetry
Specific Objectives:
To Learn the vocabulary of the poem “To His Coy Mistress”
To learn the background history of Metaphysical Poetry

4. Intended Learning Outcomes:
After this class students will be able to
Compare between traditional poetry and Metaphysical Poetry
Understand Metaphysical Poetry and its characteristics
Know the rhyme scheme of the poem “To His Coy Mistress”

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Before Lesson While Lesson After Lesson
Timings
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Stage of Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Motivation
Introduction of
the Lesson
Review of Prior
Knowledge
Begin the Lesson
Main Activity
Feedback
Assessment
Remedial
Measures
Closure

6. Motivation
“the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its
origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”
Preface Lyrical Ballads; William Wordsworth

7. Introduction of the Lesson
 Recitation
 Background history of Metaphysical Poetry
 Elements of Metaphysical poetry like wit and Conceit
 Line by Line Analysis

8. Review of Prior Knowledge
 Definition of Metaphysical Poetry
 Figure of speech

9. Begin the Lesson
 Background history of Metaphysical Poetry
 The elements of Metaphysical poetry
 Videoclip on recitation of “To His Coy Mistress”

10. Main Activity
Analysis:
How the speaker insists her beloved to make physical love.
Metaphysical Elements :
Wit and Conceit:Vegetable love,Time winged Chariot ,
Desert of vast eternity
Hyperbole: HundredYears,ThirtyThousand etc

11. Feedback
QNA Session

12. Assessment
 Questionnaire
Find out the Metaphysical conceit:

13. Remedial Measures

14. Closure
Metaphysical poetry provides a new way of thinking. Through
understanding metaphysical poetry reader’s minds open up.

15. Bibliography
1. William Wordsworth: A preface to Lyrical Ballads
2. MW. Ferguson: The Norton Anthology of Poetry
3. “To His Coy Mistress”by A.Marvell: Recited by Sir
Patrick Stewart. Published. Aug 9, 2021. Zsuzsanna Uhlik:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mWO8pPN_Xc&a
b_channel=ZsuzsannaUhlik
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