Briefly give a description of the nature described in the poem ‘Meeting at Night’.

The poet Robert Browning fantastically gives a fine description of the nature at night while describing the journey of a lover. The poem starts with the description of landscape—“The grey sea and the long black land”. At that time the moon is either rising or setting as it is "low" on the horizon line. The moon looks half and yellow. The waves are tossing their heads in fiery ringlets as if they have been risen from sleep by the movement of the boat in the sea-water. Then the lover reaches on the slushy shore. The poet describes the sea-beach as “warm sea-scented beach” which the lover has to cross. Thus Browning picturizes the nature in this poem.

MCQs OF "MEETING AT NIGHT" BY ROBERT BROWNING

1. This poem was written by— a) Wordsworth b) Robert Browning c) Keats d) Blake. ⇰ b

2. Meeting at Night is a —a) elegy b) sonnet c) love lyric d) epic ⇰ c

3. This poem was published in—a) Lyrical ballad b) magazine c) Sordello d) Dramatic Romances and Lyrics. ⇰ d

4. This poem was published in—a) 1843 b) 1844 c) 1845 d) 1846 ⇰ c

5. The sea was—a) black b) grey c) yellow d) white ⇰ b

6. The land was—a) black b) grey c) yellow d) white ⇰ a

7. The moon was—a) black b) grey c) yellow d) white ⇰ c

8. The moon was—a) small and low b) small and high c) large and high d) large and low . ⇰ d

9. The meeting was made—a)openly b)forcefully c) in day time d) secretly . ⇰ d

10. The lover/speaker makes the journey to—a) discover the farm b) fight c) get money d) meet his beloved . ⇰d

11. After meeting the lovers were in—a) sorrow b) excitement c) wonder d) fun . ⇰ b

12. The beloved lives in a—a) farm b) cottage c) house d) palace . ⇰a

13. The sea beach was—a)one mile wide b) two miles wide c) three miles wide d) three miles wide ⇰a

14. The beloved crosses—a)one field b) two fields c)three fields d) four fields . ⇰ c

15. The lover crossed the sea with/by—a) steamer b) boat c) swimming d) ship . ⇰b

16. ‘quench’ means—a) drink b) lie c)to stop d) satisfy . ⇰ c

17. The lovers were in—a) joy b) fear c) fun d) fear and joy . ⇰d

18. ‘slushy’ means—a) full of water b) loose c) full of scent d) hard . ⇰b

19. The lover made a—a) crying sound b) loud voice c) hushed voice d) clear sound . ⇰ c

20. Who gives a tap at the pane?— a) speaker/lover b) poet c) beloved d) none of them . ⇰ a

21. The speaker makes the journey to reach at—a)garden b)sea-shore c) farm house d) fields . ⇰c

22. “a voice less loud”—the voice is of the—a) lover b) poet c) beloved d) wind . ⇰c

23. The beloved lights a—a)torch b)match c)fire d) nothing . ⇰b

24. After crossing sea, lover crosses—a)fields b)beach c)road d)forest . ⇰b

25. To show his presence the lover —a) whistles b) sings c) gives tap at the pane d) lights a match . ⇰c

26. ‘gain’ means—a)get b)depart c)reach d)obtain ⇰ c

27. Robert Browning is a/an—a) Elizabethan, b)Victorian c) Modern, d)pre-Romantic poet. ⇰ b

28. Speaker’s journey was—a)secret, b)adventurous, c) troublesome, d) above all ⇰ d

29. Browning is famous for—a)ode, b)dramatic monologue, c)tragedy, d)comedy ⇰ b

FILL IN THE BLANKS 

30. The _____________ sea and the long black land (a.white, b.grey, c. green, d. red) . ⇰b

31. As I gain the _______ with pushing prow (a. land, b. shore, c. cove,) . ⇰c

32. And a ____________ spurt of a lighted match. (a. black, b. grey, c. yellow, d .blue ) ⇰ d

33. Then a mile of _________ sea-scented beach. (a. cool, b. warm, c. slushy, d. dry) ⇰b

34. And quench its speed in the _________sand. (a. cool, b. warm, c. slushy, d. dry) ⇰ c

35. The waves are leaping in__________ ringlets (a. free, b .fiery, c. fleshy, d. yellow) ⇰b

36. Three fields to cross till a _________ appears (a. garden, b. beach, c. form, d. farm) ⇰d

37. The ______ little waves. (a. joyous, b. cute, c. puzzled, d. startled) ⇰d

CHOOSE SYNONYM 

38. Prow— a) sand ,b) back part of boat, c) grey d) front part of boat ⇰d

39. Leap— a)lip, b) jump c) leaf, d) free ⇰b

40. Quench— a)stop , b) satisfy, c)speed, d) soft ⇰ a

41. Black— a)deep, b)dark, c) evil, d) green ⇰b

42. Slushy— a)hard ,b)soft and watery, c) long ⇰b

43. Fiery— a)fair, b) like fire, c)fear, d) jump ⇰b

44. Cove— a)cave, b)sheltered place in forest c)pond , d) sheltered place at shore ⇰ d

CHOOSE OPPOSITE

45. Sharp— a) smooth, b) blunt, c) startle d) hard ⇰ b

46. Loud— a)voiced, b)silent , c)clear, d) load⇰ b

47. Quick— a)fast, b)quiet, c)slow, d)early ⇰ c

48. Gain— a)depart, b)reach, c)come, d)travel⇰ a

49. Appear— a)vanish, b) see, c)low, d) short ⇰ a

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