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Acquainted With The Night by Robert Frost

Acquainted 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.

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Acquainted With The Night by Robert Frost

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  1. Acquainted With The Night by Robert Frost

  2. I have been one acquainted with the night.

  3. I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain.

  4. I have outwalked the furthest city light.

  5. I have looked down the saddest city lane.

  6. I have passed by the watchman on his beat

  7. And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

  8. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet

  9. When far away an interrupted cry

  10. Came over houses from another street,

  11. But not to call me back or say good-bye;

  12. And further still at an unearthly height,

  13. One luminary clock against the sky

  14. Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.

  15. I have been one acquainted with the night.

  16. Acquainted 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. Looks like Feels like Sounds like Complete this Y chart to do a 30 Second analysis of the poem.

  17. I have been one acquainted with the night. What could this word symbolise? Death? Depression? Love?

  18. I have outwalked the furthest city light. What could this word symbolise? hope? safety? guilt?

  19. I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain. What mood or tone is suggested by the symbolic use of “rain”? Light-hearted Sullen mournful

  20. Acquainted With The Night by Robert Frost Fill in the missing words. This poem has – lines. • 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. That makes it a -------, a form traditionally used for love poetry. The lyric, of which a ------- is a special form, deals with personal feelings and beliefs.

  21. Terza rima uses a chain rhyme in the pattern a-b-a, b-c-b, c-d-c, d-e-d or d-e-d, e-e.. Plot the rhyme scheme of the poem. What links all of these words? a The first sestet relies on the speaker’s motion and actions . The thematic break occurs at the end of the sestet. b • 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. a b c b What change is introduced with these words? c d c In the last octave, the speaker stops and ponders. The beginning rhyme is repeated in the couplet: suggests natural cycles and reinforces repetition. d a d a a

  22. What has Frost done with the sonnet? He uses 14 lines, has a sestet and octave, a rhyming couplet, and writes in the traditional iambic pentameter rhythm, but changes other aspects of the sonnet to make it his own. He seems to be saying that he acknowledges the great sonnet writers of the past e.g. Shakespeare, but he is a unique, modern poet who is willing to make bold changes to tradition. He said that writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down and in this poem he shows his contempt for free verse by using a difficult rhyme scheme : terza rima. It is challenging to find words that rhyme, have the required meaning and can be placed in a specific position in the poem. He writes in structured iambic pentameter which gives a smooth, steady rhythm to the poem. Frost is a poet who composes poems in “the language really used by men” which makes his work accessible, fresh and timeless. However, although the words are simple, the metaphors, symbols and ideas are complex.

  23. What else is noticeable? • “I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." Name the sound technique and explain it. • It is alliteration used for poetic effect, a repetition of the same sound in several words. This line from Robert Frost's poem "Acquainted with the Night,“ uses the repetition of the ‘s’ sound to create a sense of quiet, reinforcing the meaning of the line. • Frost traditionally sets his poetry in a pastoral context i.e. The countryside and nature. Why is it appropriate to the theme of this poem to set it in a city? • The theme is one of being lonely, isolated, detached from people and nature. The city is less friendly than the countryside – people avoid eye contact “ dropped my eyes”, there is little concern for fellow man – “saddest city lane”, even if one wants to help it’s hard to locate people who might need help “from far away, an interrupted cry ... From another street”. Even though Frost presents the city in a negative way, he uses the lights symbolically because is it well recognized that light represents hope, safety and life. When the narrator “outwalks the furthest city lights” this removes him from all those things and makes the night more threatening. • Complete a 3:2:1 on this poem. List 3 things you recall about this poem 2 things you found interesting 1 reflective question. You have one minute.

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