Michael Midence “Acquainted with the Night”: Robert Frost on Darkness In Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night" Frost has left this poem up for many interpretations. The poem begins “I have been one acquainted with the night‚” it means‚ basically‚ that he has met‚ or has some knowledge of‚ the night. It is a neutral way to say something. You’d say you were acquainted with someone if you had met them‚ but weren’t friends with them. We can read that maybe the individual is restless and
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Why is winter considered a lonely time of year? Is it because of the barren trees and other plants? Or is it the fact that every person on earth‚ it seems‚ flees inside to escape the cold? E.E. Cummings considers this topic of loneliness exquisitely in his poem titled‚ “l(a.” Cummings was born in late 1894 in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ and was an American poet‚ painter‚ essayist‚ author‚ and playwright. He is world renowned as an important contributor to 20th century literature. “l(a” was considered
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family she was. Phillis also shows that she was happy to have learned Christianity and that she found God. Those are only a few similarities I noticed‚ but I’m sure there are plenty more. On Being Brought from Africa to America and An Hymn to the Evening have differences that are shown in many places. Such as in the first poem she is describing how happy she was to be brought to America and to be a Christian. When in the second poem she is saying how thankful she was to be able to wake up every day
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"The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚" This line from the poem Stopping by woods‚ is saying that the woods are an opinionated place. The woods may be lovely to some‚ and scary to others. People may consider the woods to be lovely as they may have an interest for nature and it’s beauty. They may also like to see interesting animals‚ and escape from the reality of life. Some people might want to sit on a tree branch and enjoy the peace and quiet. To some people forests are a dark place‚ where they
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For my gut reaction writing‚ I read “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden. The poem brought back memories of cold winter nights by the fire. My living room has a gas fire‚ and even when it is below 40‚ the living room can still be 80. The second stanza reminded me of the days I would spend cross country skiing‚ especially the part where Hayden says the cold is splintering and breaking‚ because when you are cross country skiing in the mountains around Seattle‚ you can hear each little sound caused
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Acquainted with the Night was a short poem written in 1928‚ by a great American author named Robert Frost. At an early age‚ Frost dealt with many dilemmas; his father died of tuberculosis when Frost was 11‚ and his mother to cancer when he was 26 (Robert).These few of many tragic events caused Frost’s depression‚ and poetry was the one thing that held him together. Throughout Acquainted with the Night‚ there are endless examples of Frost’s depression. Words such as darkness‚ loneliness‚ and rain
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Poetic Analysis Essay Throughout the poem “Winter Alone” by Maxine Tynes‚ the reader has the chance to take a glimpse into the life of someone who suffers from polio. Tynes uses an exceptional word choice enhancing the feeling of solitude all through the piece. Her hope in writing this poem is to have the reader understand the imprisoned life style of an individual who has the disabling virus‚ polio. The mood of the poem is automatically set as soon as you read the first line. “Winter
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Frosty the Snowman is a classic Christmas song that was written in 1950. The song was composed by American songwriters‚ Walter E. Rollins and Steve Nelson. The song was later recorded the same year by Gene Autry and Cass County Boys. This song tells the tale of a snowman‚ named Frosty‚ whom was brought to life when a silk hat was placed on his head by a group of children. Frosty then proceeds to play with the children around town till it’s time for him to head home and promises to be back someday
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The painting Clearing after snow in a wintry grove of trees is a masterpiece of the Ming dynasty painter Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). This painting depicts a peaceful scene of mountains and trees after snow‚ with the inscription of Wen’s close friend‚ Wang Chong (1494-1533). By analyzing the imageries and allusions of the poem and the pictorial meaning of the painting‚ this short essay will interpret the identity of Wen Zhengming as a virtuous scholar and amateur painter. This painting was Wen Zhengming’s
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The darkest time of one’s life is the feeling of depression. “Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost‚ portrays the speaker in a state of great depression. Through vivid imagery and multiple universal symbols‚ one can understand the mood and theme of the poem. Frost’s use of vivid imagery makes the reader feel a certain way about the totality of the poem. “I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet…” Frost illustrates a situation in which the speaker is all alone and feels isolated from
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