Andrew Marvell

LitCharts guides for works by Andrew Marvell

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Andrew Marvell. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Andrew Marvell's poetry.

The Definition of Love

Andrew Marvell's "The Definition of Love" suggests that the greatest love is an impossible one. The poem's speaker and a beloved can't be together, but by going on loving each other in spite of dis... view guide

The Garden

In Andrew Marvell's "The Garden," a curmudgeonly but lyrical speaker rejects all of human civilization in favor of the solitary pleasures of a green garden. Alone in a garden, the speaker says, a p... view guide

The Mower to the Glow-Worms

"The Mower to the Glow-Worms" is one of four "Mower" poems written by 17th-century English poet Andrew Marvell. In this poem, the titular mower praises some nearby glow-worms (a.k.a. fireflies) for... view guide

To His Coy Mistress

"To His Coy Mistress" is a poem by the English poet Andrew Marvell. Most likely written in the 1650s in the midst of the English Interregnum, the poem was not published until the 1680s, after Marve... view guide

Upon Appleton House (Excerpt)

This guide examines the first eight stanzas of Andrew Marvell's "Upon Appleton House," a classic "country house" poem—that is, a poem in praise of a noble family's house, and by extension, of the f... view guide