Analysis of Beachcomber
Delia J. Fry 1943 (Los Ageles)
Tue, 5 Dec 2006
Wandering vagrant of the seashore
Living contently on the outskirts of life
Tan, lean, unshaven, the envy of some
Self banished from world's daily strife
A wooden shack, palm fronds for home
Righteous people sidestep the outcast
The quiet scavenger of the wharf by night
Hearing whispers, tempted to shout avast!
Peacefully living by the coastal towns
Clutching to every second of his solitude
Beachcombing the seacoast til day's end
As the young surfers call out "hey dude"
The spirit, mind or soul are not destitute
His realm is rich with what he desires
His possession are treasures from the sea
No more the towering wall street empires
| Scheme | X XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11 10010101 10110111 1101001011 11011101 01011111 1010101 01010010111 101010111 1001010101 101100101110 101111 101101111 0101111110 1111111010 1010110101 11010011100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 663 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Poem is about a person living a simple life away from the world's complications.
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