In the poem "Meeting at Night", Robert Browning uses imagery that creates an eager tone. At the beginning of the poem, the author does not care about his surroundings because he is trying to get to his lover. By the end, he is satisfied and glad to be with the one he loves.
             Everything feels empty and meaningless when he is away from his lover. On his boat, all he sees is "gray sea", "long black land", a "yellow half moon large and low", and "startled little waves that leap". The environment that he is in does not affect him and all he sees is sad and nothing compared to the love that he is trying to get to. He hears the "waves that leap in fiery ringlets" and doesn't have a care in the world about them. All he knows is that he wants to get to his lady. He can feel the slushy sand and smell the sea-scented beach and does not think anything of them. He is on his way to something greater.
             When he finally reaches his lover every other care drifts away. Now instead of the things that he senses being against him they suddenly comfort him. He reaches her and he hears the "quick sharp scratch" and sees the "blue spurt of the lighted match" and he is relieved that he is with his love. The blue spurt of the lighted match could also symbolize how his heart is feeling and reacting to finally seeing her. He is passionate and his feelings explode inside of him. Finally together, they hear their "voices less loud" and they can feel their "hearts beating each to each".
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