Reading of Dorthy Parker s Resume and Robert Herrick s To the Virgins to Make Much
The poems, Dorthy Parker’s “Resume” and Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” convey both similarities and differences in their uses of irony, along with other elements of literature. ... In “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” the title seems to suggest that one should cherish his or her virginity and to make the most of one’s time as a virgin. ... In “Resume” the reader is misled into thinking that, like any usual “resume”, a list of personal accomplishments will be following the title. ... In “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” the speaker refers to a virgin as a “rosebud” (1) that although “smiles today/ Tomorrow will be dying” (3 and 4).