In a well-organized essay, explain the significance of dark or night. In your essay, consider elements such as point of view, imagery, and symbolism.

The poem below deals with darkness and night. Read the poem carefully.In a well-organized essay, explain the significance of dark or night. In your essay, consider elements such as point of view, imagery, and symbolism.

Acquainted with the Night

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain — and back in rain.
I have out walked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
A luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Robert Frost

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