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Original poem reprinted online here: "Meeting and Passing" by Robert Frost Originally read: March 26, 2013 More information about the Poet: Robert Frost Elizabethan Sonnet.  Narrative. Do we have those things out of the way?  I point these out in the beginning because what constructs the poem is usually what people look for, what people expect.  And, yes, the poem follows the expectations of a sonnet, and, actually, a narrative (there's a "conflict").  Yet, with this poem, as the title foreshadows )"Meeting and Passing" -- there's a sense of expectation that hasn't been fulfilled -- a missed opportunity. The colloquial tone in the first three lines sets up an exposition.  The "I" character  is walking along a wall.  The "I" character leaning on wall to get a better view.  And, unexpectedly (to the scene, but expected by the reader), "I first saw you." Here's the trick in this part of the poem.  The "expos...