Analysis of Beach Sonnet 1
Beach Sonnet One
Sea foam spills around her ankles and mine
As we embrace under moon and stars,
We are made of surf and sand,
Of stars and moon dust…
Melted together, two become one,
And I feel from within you,
Such a deep and desperate wanting
To please and be pleased.
To love and be loved…
Seek no further than this shore,
For upon it lay two lovers
Destined to be as one,
Look into my eyes and know,
This man is your love...
As you are mine...
Look into my soul as only you can,
Seek my heart, you will find it in the surf
Of your loving, tumbled and washed clean,
Whole and trembling full love for you.
Wade into me, as I wade into you…
| Scheme | A BXXX ACXXX XXAXXB XXXCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 1110101001 110110101 1111101 11011 100101011 0111011 10101010 11011 11011 1110111 10111110 101111 1011101 11111 1111 1011111011 1111111001 111010011 101001111 1011111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 657 |
| Words | 148 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 5, 6, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
First written in 1991, Warren wrote this to his new wife, Sharon, while on their honeymoon.
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