Analysis of Love Sonnet XXIX

Zora Bernice May Cross 1890 (Eagle Farm, Queensland) – 1964 (Glenbrook, New South Wales)



Dearest, there is no part of us, but air
And earth are counterparts. Your fragrant eyes
Touching my own, some essence of the skies
Instil therein, and all your warm, brown hair
Smells of the sun’s slow passion, fine and fair.
I cannot touch your hands but I surprise
Some element of summer; and the sighs
Of stars from your red lips I seem to share.

O Love…Love…Love…Dearer than God to me.
Earth of the earth are we and light of light.
God-born, God-breathing, all our scented souls
In Death will glow, gladdening eternity.
So give me love…all love…this perfect night
As round our naked limbs its full fire rolls.


Scheme ABBAABBA CDECDE
Poetic Form Petrarchan sonnet 
Metre 1011111111 011101101 1011110101 101011111 1101110101 1101111101 1100110001 1111111111 1111101111 1101110111 11110110101 011110100 1111111011 111010111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 620
Words 112
Sentences 8
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 6
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 240
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Zora Bernice May Cross

Zora Bernice May Cross (18 May 1890 – 22 January 1964) was an Australian poet, best-selling novelist and journalist.  more…

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