I have been one acquainted with the night.

Robert Frost

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Topic

Night Depression Melancholy

Author

Robert Frost

Source

Acquainted with the Night

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Frost, Robert. "Acquainted with the Night." The Virginia Quarterly Review, Autumn 1928, st. 1, I. 1.

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