Robert Frost's Poem 'I Have Been One With The Night'

4. The narrator repeats the phrase, “I have been one with the night” (14), in the last line. This statement shows that the narrator is depressed. Daytime is associated with optimism and light whereas the night is associated with darkness and loneliness. Thus, the narrator is different from society and cannot even associate with them. He can only be acquainted with the night, which ironically will only prolong his depressive state.
5. Night in this poem represents darkness, loneliness, and unhappiness. Robert Frost is able to portray this message by using symbols such as the narrator passing “by the watchmen on his beat / and [dropping his eyes], unwilling to explain” (5-6). This experience shows that night represents depression and