"meeting at night" the gray 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 there sleep,
as i gain the cove with pushing prow, and quench its speed I' the slushy sand.

then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;
three fields to cross till a farm appears;
a rap 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 each.
-Robert browing
1 a cove is a small inlet from the sea.
2 a prow is the front end to a boat
3 I' is short for in.
4 pane refers to a window pane.
5 thro' is short for through

1. each stanza in this poem has six lines. which lines rhyme within each stanza?
2. what is the main idea of this poem?
3. in ordinary language, describe the mental pictures you get from the first stanza.
4. in the first stanza, why do you think the poet says that little waves look like "fiery ringlets"?
5. what does the last line of the poem tell you?

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.