I believe that the argument in this poem is straightforward. The speaker in the poem is arguing with his mistress and tries to persuade her to have sex with him. He begins by saying that if he had eternity and wealth he would spend enormous amount of time courting her and praising her. However, he says that if lovers do not consume their love, then they would only grow old and die, and so the theme of "Carpe Diem" is introduced. Also, if their love wouldn't be consumed, instead of being penetrated by her lover (lose her virginity) she would instead be penetrated and eaten by worms in a tomb where there is no love. Therefore, the speaker says they should combine all of their strenght into a single act of violent lovemaking and then they could at least make the most of the time they had.
Giuseppina ScottoDiCarlo
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