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Meeting at Night (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)

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The Poem

“Meeting at Night” is a short poem divided into two parts, each consisting of a single six-line stanza. The poem was originally entitled “Night and Morning” and included a third stanza that described the speaker’s departure; Browning later separated the concluding stanza and retitled the two poems “Meeting at Night” and “Parting at Morning.” Although “Meeting at Night” is written in the first person, Browning rarely directly identified himself with his speakers. When asked about this poem and “Parting at Morning,” Browning indicated that the...

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