Acquainted with the Night Analysis

Acquainted with the Night
by Robert Frost

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,
One luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Acquaintance Through Night Summary
Popularity of "Acquaintance Through Night": This poem was written by Robert Frost, a famous American poet. It was first published in 1928 at West-Running Brook. The poem comprises the narrator's experience with depression, an idea of isolation, and his nocturnal walks. It also explains how separation separates people from society. However, the popularity of the poem lies in the fact that it deals with the phenomenon of insurmountable depression and anxiety.
“Acquaintances with the night” as Representative of loneliness: As this poem is about isolation, the lonely speaker walks the streets of the city at night, trying to escape his unexpressed anxiety and fear, he also tries to find something to confront him but fails, he hears the sounds of that city, but soon recognizes that these screams are not for him. Also, he walks past a watchman but avoids eye contact as if he hesitates to express himself to someone. Finally, he looks up at the moon and yes, time doesn't make sense to him. He is wrapped in endless sadness. What enchants the reader is the way it brings to light the natural world and human feelings.
Main themes in "Acquaintances with the night": Sadness, isolation and hesitation are some of the important themes presented The poet has used abundance of literary elements to fill his poem with these ideas, the gloomy speaker walks desperately and does not want to be known, he has detached himself from society, so he is going through a trauma that does not allow him to follow the track of a healthy life. It is due to his inner pain and intense feelings that he gets stuck in the cycle of loneliness, which seems to have been lost forever.
Analysis of literary devices in "Acquaintances with the night"
Literary devices are tools that allow writers to present their ideas, emotions and feelings and also help readers to understand those deeper meanings. Robert Frost has also employed some literary devices in this poem to show the speaker's anxiety. The analysis of the literary devices used in this poem is presented below.

Consonance: The consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line, such as the sound of / d / in "I have looked towards the saddest lane in the city "and the sound of / n / in“ I went out in the rain and came back in the rain. ”
Images: Images are used to allow readers to perceive things with their five senses. The poet has used visual images in the poem such as, he walked in the rain and back in the rain ”,“ A light clock against the sky ”and“ He came to the houses on another street ”to describe the weather and the anxiety of the speaker.
Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line as the / s / sound in "I stood still and stopped the sound of the feet."
Symbolism: Symbolism consists of using symbols to signify ideas and qualities, giving them symbolic meanings. Here, “luminous clock” is a symbol of the time, “night” symbolizes the darkness or depression of the speaker and “moon” s symbolizes hope.
Anaphora: Refers to the repetition of any word or expression in the poem. Frost has repeated the word “rain” in the second line of the poem to emphasize his point. the same line, like the / a / and / i / sounds in “I have walked in the rain and back in the rain. ”
Metaphor: It is a rhetorical figure in which an implicit comparison is made between objects of different nature. There is a widespread metaphor where loneliness and isolation of the speaker is compared to "night".
Enjambment: Enjambment refers to the continuation of a phrase without the pause for the next line in a couplet or stanza such as,
"I have passed the watchman in his rhythm
and lowered my eyes, not wanting to explain."

A closer look at the literary analysis shows that Frost has cleverly employed these devices to make the topics impactful. The effective use of these elements has made it attractive to readers.

Analysis of the poetic resources in "Familiarizados con la noche"
The poetic and literary resources are the same, but some are used only in poetry. Here is the analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this poem.

Sonnet: A sonnet consists of Terza rima: Terza rima is a three-line stanza taken from Italian poetry. There are four three-line stanzas in the poem. , generally in the same meter and joined by rhyme. This sonnet ends with a couplet, which generally reveals the central idea of the poem as,
“It proclaimed that the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have known the night. ”

4. Rhyme Scheme: The rhyme scheme followed by the entire poem is ABA CDC DAD AA.

5.Iambic pentameter: It is a type of meter that consists of five Iambs. This poem contains an iambic pentameter such as "I was one who was familiar with the night".

6. Repetition: There is a repetition of the line “I knew the night”, which created a musical quality in the poem.

7.Refrain: The lines that are repeated some distance away in the poems are called the refrain. The line “I was one who knows the night” is repeated with the same words. Hence it has become a refrain, as repeated in the first and last stanzas.

Quotes used
The lines below can be used to express personal experiences of late walking or loneliness. These lines could also be used

“I was one who was familiar with the night.
I went out in the rain - and back in the rain.
I went out through the farthest city light.