Acquainted with the Night (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Frost
- First Published: 1928
- Type of Work: Sonnet
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry, Sonnet
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Clocks or watches, Night
The Poem
Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night” is a sonnet written in terza rima, a rhyme scheme that generally suggests a continual progression. The poem examines the poet’s relationship with himself and with society. Consisting of seven complete sentences, each beginning with the words “I have,” the poem relates Frost’s journey from the “furthest city light” into the dark night.
The first stanza introduces the poet’s relationship with the night as an acquaintance. The idea that the poet is “one acquainted with the night” acts as the glue...
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