Reference no: EM133258980
Assignment:
POEM:
Robert Frost (1874-1963)Acquainted with the Night 1928
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain -and back in rain.
I have outwalked 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-by;
And further still at an unearthly height
One luminary clock against the sky
Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.
1. How does the diction reveal meaning? Are any words repeated?
2. How does the figurative language contribute to the poem's vividness and meaning?
3. Any objects, persons, places, events, or actions have allegorical or symbolic meanings? What other details in the poem support the reader's interpretation?