Description Of The Poem "Meeting At Night"[Full Meaning] & Justify The Title..
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Lines 1-2
The grey sea and the long black land;
And the yellow half-moon large and low;
The poem opens with a description of the landscape: a "grey sea," "long black land," and a "half-moon" that is either rising or setting (it is "low" on the horizon).There are no verbs in these first two lines, so we don't know what the land is doing; it is just there."Black land" and the presence of the moon inform us that it is nighttime (hence the title "Meeting at Night").
Lines 3-4
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep,
The speaker continues describing the features of the landscape; there are "little waves" that, strangely, resemble "fiery ringlets."We already know that the speaker is near the ocean, but this description of the waves suggests that maybe the speaker is in a boat.The "fiery ringlets" of line 3 contrast with the images of darkness we have already encountered ("black land," the moon, and the "night" of the title).
Lines 5-6
As I gain the cove with pushing prow,
And quench its speed i' the slushy sand.
Finally, someone is doingsomething in the poem! We learn that the speaker is sailing. He reaches ("gains") the "cove" (a kind of recess or sheltered space on the coast of an ocean).The descriptions in lines 1-4 refer to the scene the speaker observes while sailing."Quench its speed" is strange, in part because we don't know what "its" refers to. It seems likely that "its" refers to the boat the speaker is sailing."Quench" means to extinguish or stop (like quenching your thirst by drinking Gatorade), so "quench its speed" means to "stop" the boat on the shore, "i[n] the slushy sand."
The grey sea and the long black land;
And the yellow half-moon large and low;
The poem opens with a description of the landscape: a "grey sea," "long black land," and a "half-moon" that is either rising or setting (it is "low" on the horizon).There are no verbs in these first two lines, so we don't know what the land is doing; it is just there."Black land" and the presence of the moon inform us that it is nighttime (hence the title "Meeting at Night").
Lines 3-4
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep,
The speaker continues describing the features of the landscape; there are "little waves" that, strangely, resemble "fiery ringlets."We already know that the speaker is near the ocean, but this description of the waves suggests that maybe the speaker is in a boat.The "fiery ringlets" of line 3 contrast with the images of darkness we have already encountered ("black land," the moon, and the "night" of the title).
Lines 5-6
As I gain the cove with pushing prow,
And quench its speed i' the slushy sand.
Finally, someone is doingsomething in the poem! We learn that the speaker is sailing. He reaches ("gains") the "cove" (a kind of recess or sheltered space on the coast of an ocean).The descriptions in lines 1-4 refer to the scene the speaker observes while sailing."Quench its speed" is strange, in part because we don't know what "its" refers to. It seems likely that "its" refers to the boat the speaker is sailing."Quench" means to extinguish or stop (like quenching your thirst by drinking Gatorade), so "quench its speed" means to "stop" the boat on the shore, "i[n] the slushy sand."
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Summary of the poem...
The first stanza depicts a journey. The first lines set the scene and describe the landscape: “The grey sea and the long black land;/And the yellow half-moon large and low;”. The reference to a “long black land” suggests that it is nighttime and the “yellow half-moon” could be narrating either a sunrise or a sunset. The “little waves” further the description of the “grey sea” but they make a contrast as they leap in “fiery ringlets” and appear to be turbulent. Notice the light imagery that is going to be persistent later in the poem. Then, the lyrical voice appears strongly with the use of the first person singular “I”. He/she narrates how he/she was sailing and arrives to the shore (“As I gain the cove with pushing prow”). In addition, the lyrical voice depicts how he/she stopped his/her boat on the coast (“And quench its speed i’ the slushy sand”). In this first stanza, the imagery is mostly pastoral and picturesque, as the first lines vividly depict the landscape that the lyrical voice was sailing through. However, in the second part of the stanza, the lyrical voice focuses on finishing his voyage in order to go in a particular direction. Notice, as more actions take place, how the tone of the poem gets more dynamic and the images portrayed become stronger.
The second stanza narrates a meeting between the lyrical voice and his/her beloved one. The lyrical voice depicts how he/she disembarked from his/her boat and how he/she walked across the land (“Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach; Three fields to cross till a farm appears”). The description of the “warm sea-scented beach” relates to the first stanza, as it depicts a particular landscape. Notice how the lyrical voice doesn’t say where his/her final destination is but, as he walks through the fields in a complicated journey, the farm seems to be his/her final destination; the lyrical voice goes across the sea, across the beach, and, finally, across the fields in order to get to where he/she wants to go. “A tap at the pane” shows that the lyrical voice was expected in that farm and a figure appears (“the quick sharp scratch/And blue spurt of a lighted match”). These lines appear to have no movement; time stops as the lyrical voice and this unknown figure meet. Furthermore, notice the “lighted match” as a symbolism for passion and for romance. After this first encounter, a voice speaks, a voice that is “less loud”. This is the lyrical voice’s beloved one, the one he/she did all that harsh journey for. The voice that has experienced a lot (“thro’ its joys and fears”) is dissimilar to the hearts which beat louder than words (“Than the two hearts beating each to each”). This represents the joy of the lovers of finally meeting and seeing each other. The final image of the poem shows the culmination of the journey in a romantic and powerful way, because love was at the end of the severe voyage. Moreover, the meeting at night suggests a transgression and the abrupt ending shows how the lyrical voice needs not to write but simply live the reunion with his/her lover.
The title of the poem pretty much sums up what happens in the poem: the speaker describes a "meeting at night," or rather he describes all the things he must do to make his "meeting" happen. It is only in the last two or three lines that the actual meeting takes place, prompting the question as to what the title of the poem is actually doing.
About the title... Meeting At Night
On the one hand, the title is a little misleading. Why? Because the bulk of the poem consists of descriptions of the landscapes (sea, beach, fields) that the speaker must cross in order to make his date. On the other hand, the fact that the poem is called "Meeting at Night" suggests that the meeting is the most important event in the poem, even though the meeting itself only occupies four lines.
The first stanza depicts a journey. The first lines set the scene and describe the landscape: “The grey sea and the long black land;/And the yellow half-moon large and low;”. The reference to a “long black land” suggests that it is nighttime and the “yellow half-moon” could be narrating either a sunrise or a sunset. The “little waves” further the description of the “grey sea” but they make a contrast as they leap in “fiery ringlets” and appear to be turbulent. Notice the light imagery that is going to be persistent later in the poem. Then, the lyrical voice appears strongly with the use of the first person singular “I”. He/she narrates how he/she was sailing and arrives to the shore (“As I gain the cove with pushing prow”). In addition, the lyrical voice depicts how he/she stopped his/her boat on the coast (“And quench its speed i’ the slushy sand”). In this first stanza, the imagery is mostly pastoral and picturesque, as the first lines vividly depict the landscape that the lyrical voice was sailing through. However, in the second part of the stanza, the lyrical voice focuses on finishing his voyage in order to go in a particular direction. Notice, as more actions take place, how the tone of the poem gets more dynamic and the images portrayed become stronger.
The second stanza narrates a meeting between the lyrical voice and his/her beloved one. The lyrical voice depicts how he/she disembarked from his/her boat and how he/she walked across the land (“Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach; Three fields to cross till a farm appears”). The description of the “warm sea-scented beach” relates to the first stanza, as it depicts a particular landscape. Notice how the lyrical voice doesn’t say where his/her final destination is but, as he walks through the fields in a complicated journey, the farm seems to be his/her final destination; the lyrical voice goes across the sea, across the beach, and, finally, across the fields in order to get to where he/she wants to go. “A tap at the pane” shows that the lyrical voice was expected in that farm and a figure appears (“the quick sharp scratch/And blue spurt of a lighted match”). These lines appear to have no movement; time stops as the lyrical voice and this unknown figure meet. Furthermore, notice the “lighted match” as a symbolism for passion and for romance. After this first encounter, a voice speaks, a voice that is “less loud”. This is the lyrical voice’s beloved one, the one he/she did all that harsh journey for. The voice that has experienced a lot (“thro’ its joys and fears”) is dissimilar to the hearts which beat louder than words (“Than the two hearts beating each to each”). This represents the joy of the lovers of finally meeting and seeing each other. The final image of the poem shows the culmination of the journey in a romantic and powerful way, because love was at the end of the severe voyage. Moreover, the meeting at night suggests a transgression and the abrupt ending shows how the lyrical voice needs not to write but simply live the reunion with his/her lover.
The title of the poem pretty much sums up what happens in the poem: the speaker describes a "meeting at night," or rather he describes all the things he must do to make his "meeting" happen. It is only in the last two or three lines that the actual meeting takes place, prompting the question as to what the title of the poem is actually doing.
About the title... Meeting At Night
On the one hand, the title is a little misleading. Why? Because the bulk of the poem consists of descriptions of the landscapes (sea, beach, fields) that the speaker must cross in order to make his date. On the other hand, the fact that the poem is called "Meeting at Night" suggests that the meeting is the most important event in the poem, even though the meeting itself only occupies four lines.
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