Acquainted With The Night

The poem, “Acquainted with the Night” written by, Robert Frost, can be analyzed through psychological approach, by looking at symbolism, allegory and irony throughout the poem. The poem, “Acquainted with the Night” is about depression and loneliness. The narrator tells of an individual who walks the city streets at night searching for something that would provide some comfort in his hopelessness and seclusion. “Acquainted with the Night,” by Robert Frost looks short and simple, in spite of the fact that in this poem, he utilizes imagery, metaphors, and symbolism to convey what really is not as discouraging as it appears from a first read. The first line reads, “I have been one acquainted with the night”, (Frost). This line demonstrates that the night is a symbol for hopelessness. The narrator has been familiar with misery, not always during the …show more content…
“Ice”, depicts the city in a pitiful and forlorn tone, a city in which you would not have any desire to walk late at night. Ice utilizes all these to give the night a dreamlike quality.

The poem “Acquainted with the Night” is symbolic of Frosts acquaintance with sadness. Even though he and sadness are not more than familiar, he acknowledges that grief exists as opposed to pushing the considered distress aside and disregarding that distress is an unavoidable truth as somebody who strolls just at daytime. Frost appears to do whatever it takes not to overlook components that make most men frantic and acknowledges them. Robert Frost uses shortsighted albeit full of feeling words to put forth a strong expression. The piece is short however, it incorporates distinctive symbolism and powerful representations and has a basic imagery that isn’t that difficult to