Acquainted with the Night
The poem below deals with darkness and night.
Read the poem carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, explain the significance of dark or night.
In your essay, consider elements such as point of view, imagery, and symbolism.
Acquainted with the Night
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain — and back in rain.
I have out walked the furthest city light.
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,
But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
A luminary clock against the sky
Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.
Robert Frost