Meeting-a-night鉴赏

Thelengthofthelinesareuneven,withirregularaccentedandunaccentedsyllables.Therhythmschemesareunusual:abccbaforthestanza1;abaabaforthestanza2.Thepoemusealotofimages,andemployquiteafewsense:smells,sightsandsoundstodescribethemoodchangingoftheman’seagermentmixedwithnamelessfearswhenmeetingeachother.Thethemeofthepoemisthatloveoverpowerallandnothingcaninterferewithit.Clearly,thespeakertakesalongjourneytoseehislover;hetravelsbyboat,walksacrossabeachandfields,andfinallypassesfarmuntilhereachedhislover.However,hislongjourneydoesn’timmobileshim;heisverydeterminedandanxioustogettohisfinaldestination.Thepoem,depictsanyonewhoisinlovebecauselovewillpracticallymakeapersondoanything.