Meeting at Night
BY ROBERT BROWNING
The grey sea and the long black land,
And the yellow half-moon large and low,
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep,
As I gain the cove with pushing prow,
And quench its speed /' the slushy sand.
Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach,
Three fields to cross till a farm appears,
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match,
And a voice less loud, thro' its joys and fears,
Than the two hearts beating each to eacht
Read Browning's "Meeting at Night." How does the alliteration in the emphasized words in the first stanza contribute to the poem's theme?
A. It lends a musical quality that emphasizes the lover's excitement at embarking on a journey to meet his beloved.
B. It highlights the hardships and adversities the lover has to encounter on his journey to meet his beloved.
C. It creates a monotonous effect that brings out the lover's melancholy at undertaking a lonely journey.