This poem is presented as three parts to an argument as the poet is persuading his lover to give in to his desires rather than waste time and their youth. In the first stanza he exaggerates how much time he would spend flattering and praising his lover - if they had all the time in the world. In the second stanza he takes a different approach using shock tactics to emphasise how fast time will pass and that her 'long preserved virginity' will be taken by worms in her death. In the final stanza he uses passionate language to emphasise their youth and the fact that the should make the most of their youth in the present - whilst they still have it.
1. What references does the poet make to time and death?
2. Which other poems also refer to these?
3. What is the effect of the imagery the poet uses?
4. Is his argument persuasive?
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