Poetry Blog #9

Acquainted with the Night
By: Robert Frost

In Frost's poem, Acquainted with the Night, he uses many forms of literature to help make his poem effective. He uses repetition of the phrase, "I have," at the beginning of each line in the first stanza. He also uses the same phrase in the second and fifth stanza. This repetition helps create a connection throughout the whole poem and gives it a sense of unity. He also uses past tense throughout the whole poem such as," I have been," or "I have passed," which tells you he is recurring a event or thought that has already occurred. Frost uses many descriptive words throughout his poem and that really helps get his point across.

The theme or meaning behind this poem is that even though things may happen or decision have been made, you must move on from the past. You need to not live in the past because it will only hinder and hold you behind. If you keep reliving those past events that are troubling you, then that is what your life will be centered around. If you continue to hold those grudges and linger on those not so good decisions then that's your choice, but the best option is to move on because you can't change the past.