Poetry Blog 5

I read "Acquainted with the Night," by Robert Frost, and thought that it was very eloquently written. It seems like an extended metaphor, but it's hard to decipher all the details, especially about the "luminary clock. And "...dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain." Basically I think the narrator is saying that he/she is familiar with sadness or bad times, and a lot of them, based on the details of the poem such as "I have walked out in rain--and back in rain," and "I have looked down the saddest city lane." It seems that the narrator feels like he or she is almost unnoticed in their unhappiness, or dark place so to speak, especially the line that says "But not to call me back or say good-by." On the other hand, the poem could be interpreted as simply an appreciation of the night: the narrator using details to say that they are familiar with the night, simply because they enjoy it, and the fact that at night one can go unnoticed. I also really like the ABA rhyme scheme of this poem. I like that it rhymes and has a rhythm to it, but also that it isn't in an expected pattern. I also like that it ends with an AA pattern in the last stanza: it gives a strong emphasis to the last line that is also the title of the poem, tying the ending back to the beginning.