ANALYSIS POEM OF MEETING AT NIGHT

ANALYSIS POEM OF MEETING AT NIGHT

Robert Browning

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FACULTY OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND ARTS (FPBS)

INSTITUTE OF TRAINING TEACHER AND EDUCATION (IKIP)

MATARAM

2013

Meeting at Night 

by Robert Browning

The grey sea and the long black land;

And the yellow half-moon large and low;

And the startled little waves that leap

In fiery ringlets from their sleep,

As I gain the cove with pushing prow,

And quench its speed i’ the slushy sand.

Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;

Three fields to cross till a farm appears;

A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch

And blue spurt of a lighted match,

And a voice less loud, thro’ its joys and fears,

Than the two hearts beating each to each!

Imagery:

• Sight         : “grey sea”, “long black land”, “yellow half-moon large”, “startled little waves”,  “fiery ringlets”, etc. (almost all the parts of this poem give sight imagery).
• Hear         : “voice less loud”
• Touch      : “warm sea-scented beach”

Surface meaning:

The Robert Browning poem, as the title shows it, is about a meeting at night of a couple who are in love with each other. To meet the woman, the man should do a very long journey through the sea with his boat, walking through three farms, until he arrives at a farm. Still, he has to be very careful when meeting her because exactly they are not allowed to meet each other. That’s why the man comes at night and they sould talk with a very soft voice.

Deep meaning:

This poem is telling us about the process of a relationship. When someone could not find his love, he would feel so lonely in life. Robert Browning represented it with the phrase “the grey sea and the long black land”.  Love can be aimed to someone or dream. Then, to be able to reach his love, he passed trough many challenges and restrictions. However, he did it happily since he has a big optimistic. After all the hassles, he succeed to find what he’s been looking for. The loneliness then is gone and turned into brightness (“And blue spurt of a lighted match”). Finally, he got what he had been dreaming about.

Theme:

• Love is something that needs a hassle and sacrificial to be gotten.
• A success will be reached if someone has a big motivation and works hard pass trough many challenges and restrictions.

Messages:

To reach our love/dream, we have to work hard and enjoy the process. By doing it, we will find the real happiness of our success.