Several conflicts exist throughout the poem. The first is the woman herself. She is described by Keats as a virgin who never had a chance to bear children and was untouched by any man. However, he uses words that have definite sexual tones like "wild ecstasy", "mad pursuit", "sensual ear", "bliss" and "panting human passion".

Another conflict is the amount of sound throughout the piece. Keats describes the quiet and silence of the glade where she is honored. He uses the words "heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter", "ditties of no tone", "streets for evermore will silent be" and "silent form" to present the lack of noise in the community. When describing her life and its impact on those she touched, he talked about organs and drums playing while writing "heard melodies", "pipe to the spirit" and "piping songs".

A third conflict is the life and death of the woman. The town will painfully miss her "he

The lover feels they should commence before Apollo in his chariot brings the sun of their final days out of the sky. The imagery of "Deserts of vast eternity" and "...in thy marble vault..." symbolize death. "Let us sport us while we may" is another line that emphasizes how the opportunity to take full advantage of life will not last forever. However, while time constrains what people are able to achieve, the pressure of a limit on time ultimately serves as motivation into action. The lover feels compelled to act immediately in convincing his mistress to make love to him. "Rather at once our time devour" shows the urgency of it all. "Now therefore, while the youthful hue, Sits on thy skin like morning dew," represents also the need for immediate action while she is still young and it is still early. In lines 45 - 46, "Thus we cannot make our sun , Stand still, yet we will make him run," the sun symbolizes time and making it "run" illustrates using that time wisely and to its full capacity before "...your quaint honor turn to dust , And into ashes all my lust." The lover is not afraid of death however he is afraid of not fulfilling life to its utmost potential. Time can be taken advantage of, or it can take advantage of you, the choice is yours. "And tear our pleasures with rough strife , Thorough the iron gates of life" is clearly a motivational statement. It is meant to encourage living life to the fullest. The symbolism of a lover entreating his mistress we see just how precious our moments are. The symbolism of the poem conveys an urgency to act

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Approximate Word count = 1050
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)