Pleasures and riches gathered by couple allows them to feel frozen in time. Hour spent gives them sense of power, making them feel they can bribe darkness to hold back, giving lovers immense joy and wealth.
Contrast between images traditionally associated with wealth and romance and the ordinary. Emphasises romance of lovers' time together, traditional ideas shown to be unimportant compared to personal experience of two characters.
Frequent references to images of light in contrast to night and darkness of inevitable separation. Light used to suggest positivity, warmth and optimism, rather than dwelling on darkness of separation, make most of the time they have together.
Final stanza 'now' single word sentence - simple like lover's situation, but strong sense of completion, nothing more needed. Celebrates moment rather than dwell on future or past.
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