A Short Summary of the poem, "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick
To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick About the poet: Robert Herrick is a 17 th century English lyric poet. He is best known for his book of poems Hesperides. He has written more than 2500 poems during his lifetime. Herrick loved the richness and variety of human life. He wrote on pastoral themes dealing with life in the English countryside and village customs. His poems are easier to understand than the poems of most of his contemporaries. Summary of the Poem: The present poem is taken from Hesperides. It belongs to a group of poems which are called the ‘carpe diem’ poems. These poems focus on the shortness of human life and appeal us to do the things immediately. These poems encourage people to make the best use of time available to them and the opportunities that come their way. In this poem the poet or the speaker is speaking to maidens but his message is universal and it is for all the people. The poem is short having sixteen lines divided into four stanz...