Acquainted with the night is a lyric poem by Robert Frost illustrating his walk away from negativity and getting closer to something worthwhile. He explains through various metaphors how his acquaintance with the night has had some obstacles. Through the use of phrases such as “walked out in rain” (l. 2) and “the saddest city lane” (l. 4), allowed him to show the audience his journey from his current state towards this "luminary clock against the sky" (l. 12) no matter how far or what an "unearthly height" (l. 11) it seemed to be. Luminary means an inspiration or a guiding light of some sort. When you see this guided inspiration in the sky that only appears in the night time, you will feel at peace and "one acquainted with the night" (l. 1,14).
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3). This furthest city light refers to him moving further away from what society symbolizes. The American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Society depicts the American Dream as overworking, overstressed, underpaid, underappreciated. Most people are put into a role they may not necessarily desire but must maintain because in order to make a living. He becomes more acquainted with the night the further he walks away from these “city lights”.
In the second tercet of this poem, Frost “drops his eyes unwilling to explain while walking pass this watchman” (ll. 5-6). The watchman is a visual representation of society trying to draw him back to his conditioned lifestyle. There's also this negative aura surrounding watchmen, which is another name for police officers in the mid twentieth century, whom he also wants to escape from through avoidance. As Frost walks away from the watchman, he recognizes the magnificence of the one luminary clock against the sky. He is now, more than ever looking forward to the peaceful journey
3). This furthest city light refers to him moving further away from what society symbolizes. The American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Society depicts the American Dream as overworking, overstressed, underpaid, underappreciated. Most people are put into a role they may not necessarily desire but must maintain because in order to make a living. He becomes more acquainted with the night the further he walks away from these “city lights”.
In the second tercet of this poem, Frost “drops his eyes unwilling to explain while walking pass this watchman” (ll. 5-6). The watchman is a visual representation of society trying to draw him back to his conditioned lifestyle. There's also this negative aura surrounding watchmen, which is another name for police officers in the mid twentieth century, whom he also wants to escape from through avoidance. As Frost walks away from the watchman, he recognizes the magnificence of the one luminary clock against the sky. He is now, more than ever looking forward to the peaceful journey