Acquainted with the Night
Reference > Literature > Poetry > Robert Frost PoetryAcquainted 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 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-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.
Questions
1.
What is the rhyme scheme of the first 6 lines (using A, B, and C)?
2.
What is the name of this form of poetry?
3.
What kinds of feelings does this poem evoke?
4.
List two things the speaker of this poem has seen in the night, and two things that he has heard.
5.
Give an example of consonance or assonance in this poem.

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