virgins
...iods of change. In the seventeenth century, poetry began to move away from humanism and began to explore the everyday person's thoughts and feelings. Robert Herrick was one of the many poets who wrote during this time of change. His poem `To the virgins, To make much of time' is a good example of the carpé diem theme in poetry. The Latin phrase "carpe diem" can be translated into English as "seize the day." Seizing the day means making the most out of one's life. It is a theme that is commonly found in literature, most notably, poetry. Poetry, like most of literature, goes through periods of change. In the seventeenth century, poetry began to move away from humanism and began to expl...