"Acquainted with the Night" by Robert Frost Flashcards
1
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acquainted
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this word is not used to talk about friends, but just people we casually know
2
Q
but not to call me back or say goodbye
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symbolizes that he is alone
3
Q
one luminary clock against the sky
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the moon, which offers some hope
4
Q
i have been one acquainted with the night
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- repeated first line at the end of the poem
- cynical nature of depression
5
Q
night/rain/saddest/dropping his eyes/unwilling to explain
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could symbolize depression
6
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theme
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everyone has times that are dark and lonely, like walking in rain, that others can’t understand
7
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answer
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- since he is “out in…and back in,” he must be struggling through a period of many dark times
- the verb tense “have been” suggests a condition the speaker knows but is no longer experiencing
- brooding
8
Q
shift
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- and further still at an unearthly height
9
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walked by the wathcman… dropped my eyes, unwilling to explains
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the speaker feels a sadness and loneliness
