#5

My favorite poem is Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost. I like this poem because it is very straight forwarded. When I read this poem for the first time. I took it very literally. I was thinking that he was sad about being stood up by a girl or just taking a walk and reminiscing on his past relationships. I think he writes this poem to show his frustrations. But after reading this poem a couple more times I see that he is really writing about a community in the city. How unhappy and miserable he is. And how everyone view the city as a wonderful and exciting place but unfortunately in he case he feels the loneliness of being isolated and not knowing/having someone to talk. The second stanza influenced my opinion because it says "I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat. And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain." He uses the words saddest city lane as a metaphor for his loneliness. The last line dropped my eyes unwilling to explain is a symbol of depression not wanting to talk to anyone.