Tone

The tone of “To the Virgins, to Make much of Time” is toward a broader audience than the tone of “To His Coy Mistress” in which the speaker is talking directly to his love. The speaker of “To His Coy Mistress” has himself in mind when speaking, he is trying to get what he wants from his audience. He is trying to lure in his audience with his seemingly smooth talk and seductive wording. He uses time as a reason for motivating his love to be with him. “The gravels a fine and private place, but none, I think, do there embrace.”
In “To the Virgins, to Make much of Time” the speaker seems to be speaking in general of thoughts which go beyond himself and extend to the rest of humanity. The speaker intends for readers to think about these words/ideas and to possibly get something from the poem. The tone is also clear and crisp as the latter poem is more deceptive or tricky toward it‘s audience. This speaker however, is not trying to fool anyone but instead to inform or invoke thought. The speakers theme of time and tone seems thoughtful and truthful. The speaker above is using the theme of time as a ploy or tool, yet this speaker is making a point of how time flies and we must “seize the day!”