Meeting at Night

What is the speaker doing at the beginning of “Meeting at Night”?

• falling in love

• staring at the sea

• traveling by boat

• dreaming about fire

Which group of words from “Meeting at Night” contains alliteration?

• "long black land"

• "yellow half-moon”

• “startled little waves”

• “fiery ringlets”

In “Meeting at Night,” the speaker crosses a beach and three fields to :

• avoid the sea

• reach his love

• address his fears

• escape from fire

^{What is the rhyme scheme for meeting at night?}

• abccba / deffed

• abcabc / defdef

Why does the speaker tap the pane in line 9?

• A. To shut the window

• B. To open the window

• C. To call his ladylove

• D. To make noise for a distraction.

At the end of the poem, what does "the two hearts beating each to each!" imply?

• A. Danger

• B. Excitement

• C. Wonder

• D. Lose

Why did the poet most likely create a second stanza at line 7?

• A change in plot

• A change in character (speaker)

• The setting shifts

• The time changes