Showing posts with label Meeting at Night. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meeting at Night. Show all posts
Short questions and answers for class xi from "Meeting at Night".
1) How is the sea when the lover sails out?
Ans:- When the lover sails out, the sea is in sleep and grey in colour.
2) Where does the beloved live?
Ans: The beloved lives in a farmhouse beyond the sea.
3) "The grey sea and the long black land"- What makes the sea grey?
Ans: Mist, fog and darkness make the sea grey.
4) What makes the little waves startled?
Ans: The sleepy sea expects no vessel at that hour and hence the waves rise in surprise.
5) How does Browning describe the half-moon?
Ans: Browning describes the half-moon as yellow, large and low.
6) "A tap at the pan"- Who gives a tap at the pane?
Ans: The lover of the poem 'Meeting at Night' gives a tap at the pane.
7) Where does the lover's boat slow down?
Ans: The lover's boat slows down as it reaches the slushy sand.
8) "Two hearts beating each to each!"- What does the expression suggest here?
Ans: The expression suggests that the two fast beating hearts are united in the supreme moment of love.
9) " As I gain the cove with pushing prow."- Who is the speaker?
Ans:- The lover is the speaker.
10) What does the moon look like when the lover braves the sea?
Ans: When the lover braves the sea, the moon is half in size and looks yellow, large and low.
Ans:- When the lover sails out, the sea is in sleep and grey in colour.
2) Where does the beloved live?
Ans: The beloved lives in a farmhouse beyond the sea.
3) "The grey sea and the long black land"- What makes the sea grey?
Ans: Mist, fog and darkness make the sea grey.
4) What makes the little waves startled?
Ans: The sleepy sea expects no vessel at that hour and hence the waves rise in surprise.
5) How does Browning describe the half-moon?
Ans: Browning describes the half-moon as yellow, large and low.
6) "A tap at the pan"- Who gives a tap at the pane?
Ans: The lover of the poem 'Meeting at Night' gives a tap at the pane.
7) Where does the lover's boat slow down?
Ans: The lover's boat slows down as it reaches the slushy sand.
8) "Two hearts beating each to each!"- What does the expression suggest here?
Ans: The expression suggests that the two fast beating hearts are united in the supreme moment of love.
9) " As I gain the cove with pushing prow."- Who is the speaker?
Ans:- The lover is the speaker.
10) What does the moon look like when the lover braves the sea?
Ans: When the lover braves the sea, the moon is half in size and looks yellow, large and low.
Long notes for class xi from "Meeting At Night".
1) Assess the significance of the title of Browning's "Meeting at Night".
Ans:-"Meeting at Night" is a story of a lover. He is keen on meeting his beloved on a moonlit night. Before him lies a long stretches of sleepy sea. He crosses the sea. The lover walks along the sea-scented beach. He crosses three fields. Now he stands before the door of his beloved. To give her sign of his arrival, he makes a tap on the window pane. From inside a whisper invites him to come. Two hearts meet each other.This complete process of meeting at night secretly justifies the use of the title.
2) Discuss Browning's use of symbolism in his poem "Meeting at Night".
Ans: Browning makes an wide use of symbolism in his poem, "Meeting at Night". We come across some major symbol such as night, colours and heat. The poem opens with a description of the Grey sea which gives a negative impression. Then comes the description of a cove,waves and beach. These are symbols of hurdle the lover must overcome. Then comes the description of the night. It is a symbol of secrecy. The half moon is symbolic of love not yet fulfilled. The warm beach symbolises the warmth of love that the poet feels for his beloved and the length of the beach signifies the distance between the lover and his beloved. The meeting that takes place is clearly and illicit or covert encounter.
3) Evaluate ''Meeting at Night'' as a love poem.
Ans:- " Meeting at Night" by Robert Browning is a beautiful love poem expressing the poet's lusty optimism and positive attitude towards love. The title denotes that the poem is about the journey of love and its achievement. The poem depicts the rigorous venture of a passionate lover undertaking a formidable journey through sea and land to meet his ladylove secretly in a faraway place. His voyage was very much hazardous. His heart swings in the excitement of the secret journey. At last the lover arrives and meet with his ladylove. The whispering voice of the body, expressing joys as well as fears, fades away at the beating of their hearts united in fulfilment of their cherished desires. Thus the poem is a unique instance of love poem.
Ans:-"Meeting at Night" is a story of a lover. He is keen on meeting his beloved on a moonlit night. Before him lies a long stretches of sleepy sea. He crosses the sea. The lover walks along the sea-scented beach. He crosses three fields. Now he stands before the door of his beloved. To give her sign of his arrival, he makes a tap on the window pane. From inside a whisper invites him to come. Two hearts meet each other.This complete process of meeting at night secretly justifies the use of the title.
2) Discuss Browning's use of symbolism in his poem "Meeting at Night".
Ans: Browning makes an wide use of symbolism in his poem, "Meeting at Night". We come across some major symbol such as night, colours and heat. The poem opens with a description of the Grey sea which gives a negative impression. Then comes the description of a cove,waves and beach. These are symbols of hurdle the lover must overcome. Then comes the description of the night. It is a symbol of secrecy. The half moon is symbolic of love not yet fulfilled. The warm beach symbolises the warmth of love that the poet feels for his beloved and the length of the beach signifies the distance between the lover and his beloved. The meeting that takes place is clearly and illicit or covert encounter.
3) Evaluate ''Meeting at Night'' as a love poem.
Ans:- " Meeting at Night" by Robert Browning is a beautiful love poem expressing the poet's lusty optimism and positive attitude towards love. The title denotes that the poem is about the journey of love and its achievement. The poem depicts the rigorous venture of a passionate lover undertaking a formidable journey through sea and land to meet his ladylove secretly in a faraway place. His voyage was very much hazardous. His heart swings in the excitement of the secret journey. At last the lover arrives and meet with his ladylove. The whispering voice of the body, expressing joys as well as fears, fades away at the beating of their hearts united in fulfilment of their cherished desires. Thus the poem is a unique instance of love poem.
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