The narrator finds an old key on a beach, assumedly when the tide was much lower than usual, thus allowing this treasure to be seen and found. Because of this fascinating find, the narrator conjures all sorts of imagination about what the key may be to, where it came from, and what mysteries it could unlock. The seashore suddenly becomes more interesting to him as he now sees it as a place of wonderment. Thus begins the narrator's love and adoration for the ocean.
The narrator finds an old key on a beach, assumedly when the tide was much lower than usual, thus allowing this treasure to be seen and found. Because of this fascinating find, the narrator conjures all sorts of imagination about what the key may be to, where it came from, and what mysteries it could unlock. The seashore suddenly becomes more interesting to him as he now sees it as a place of wonderment. Thus begins the narrator's love and adoration for the ocean.