In the poem, the flower symbolizes a woman at her peak. "Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a -flying; And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying." In many poems authors like to represent a woman using feminine object. Flowers are very feminine because everyone knows that most women love flowers. Once they get old flowers lose their beauty as a woman loses her beauty. A Flower is a good symbol for youth because i

world, time is moving quickly. Slowly the flower starts to decay over time, as a woman starts to grow winkles. Give it more time and the flower which once was full of splendor is now unappealing. The same for a woman, she looks good while she is young, but soon age catches up and her once untainted face turns unattractive. The flower representing youthfulness and its' ability to grow is a good symbol for a woman's youth.

that the day is over. The day that was at hand is done and is no more. The sun at this point is the same as a woman at

In the poem, "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" the author uses a flower to represent a woman, and a sun to symbolize time. The two words, women, and time are the two most important words. The whole poem is about a woman losing her beauty as time passes on. The author using these two symbo

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