Here are some of the archaic words used in the poem; can you match them with the words used in modem English language that mean the same? The first one has been done for you as an example :
(a) Stoppeth - (i) why
(b) thy - (ii) entered
(c) wherefore - (iii) stopped
(d) stopp'st - (iv) you
(e) thou - (v) lunatic
(f) may'st - (vi) at once
(g) quoth - (vii) fainting fit
(h) loon - (viii) has
(i) eftsoons - (ix) can't you
(j) dropt - (x) stopping
(k) hath - (xi) church
(l) spake - (xii) enemy
(m) kirk - (xiii) yes
(n) paced - (xiv) see
(o) foe - (xv) call
(p) aye - (xvi) trouble
(q) ken - (xvii) looking
(r) swound - (xviii) your
(s) hollo - (xix) said
(t) plague - (xx) dropped
(u) look'st - (xxi) spoke
(b) – (xviii)
(c) – (i)
(d) – (x)
(e) – (iv)
(f) – (ix)
(g) – (xix)
(h) – (v)
(i) – (vi)
(j) – (xx)
(k) – (viii)
(l) – (xxi)
(m) – (xi)
(n) – (ii)
(o) – (xii)
(p) – (xiii)
(q) – (xiv)
(r) – (vii)
(s) – (xv)
(t) – (xvi)
(u) – (xvii)