Robert Frost's 'Aquainted with the night'

The Darkness of being "Acquainted with the Night" When reading poetry such as Robert Frost's "Acquainted with the night," one must give special attention to the aspects associated within it, in order to gain a better understanding of the poem's content. More specifically the aspects of tone, voice, language, setting and form, which shape the readers perception and feelings toward the poem. In these aspects Frost adds an unusual dimension to his lyric poem "Acquainted …

…with the voice and the external form (rhyme scheme, repetition), all giving rise to the slow sullen tone of lament. The setting of the dark damp streets becoming a vehicle for the feelings of deep sorrow, personal loss and the uneasing pull of depression as well as the lonely walks through the city (life), without ever being able to reach and mend the "cry.../ from another street." References Barry, E. (1973). Robert Frost. New York:Continuum