Posted by: lfc March 26, 2006
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the main point of the poem is that that the author is basically trying to convince his lover, who is shy, to have sex with him. after telling his lover that he would not mind her being shy and he would be willing to spend thousands of years for her’s sake, it is however not a good idea. “time’s winged chariot hurrying near ” implies that time is like a chariot that is rapidly approaching and soon it will go out of their hand. The two lovers do not have time in their hand forever. Soon enough, the girl’s beauty shall not be found. Her beauty and preserved virginity shall bite the dust, meaning it will just get old and useless. also he says her preserved virginty will be eaten by "worms" in her grave. And his youthful lust and sexual drive will go with him till his death and he will not be able to make use of it while he is stil young and alive: “And your quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place”. it is therfore not a good idea to save your virginty because time does not wait for everyone and we should make use of it before its too late. it is like 'seize the day' kind of thing u know. making more sense now? i will follwing with the third analysis.
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