Movement Description: An artistic poetry movement, Modernism began in 1890 and ended in 1945. Modernism applies to all aspects of art. Experimentation, Individualism, Anti-Realism, and Intellectualism are all principles that Modernist use in their work. T. S. Eliot and E. E. Cummings were praised for their writing in the Modernist world. Cummings like to experiment and Eliot used free verse in an exceptional way.
Poem Analysis: Frost says that he is acquainted with the night, but that does not mean he likes it; he has only had a few interactions with it. The first line sets a lonely tone for the poem because of his usage of "one", instead of just saying he has been acquainted. He has walked in, and out of rain, sometimes going very far in the distance. The second stanza is about an interaction frost makes on the saddest street. The street is the saddest, most likely because, Frost is feeling lonely. "On the beat", refers to someone, like a cop, that is on duty. The last line of the Stanza shows Frost's unwillingness to explain himself to the cop, or to avoid human contact in general. Suddenly he stops because her hears a loud scream from far away. The speaker was interested in the cry because he was hoping it was from someone he had a relationship with. "Unearthly height" pertains to the sky, and "luminary clock", is the moon. It could be am or pm, but the author feels the time is right to be alone either way.
Literary Devices: Repetition was used throughout the poem to specify hoe lonely the speaker was. Without the constant reminder of his acquaintance of the night, the reader might forget that this is not his first time being alone and sad.
Poem Analysis: Frost says that he is acquainted with the night, but that does not mean he likes it; he has only had a few interactions with it. The first line sets a lonely tone for the poem because of his usage of "one", instead of just saying he has been acquainted. He has walked in, and out of rain, sometimes going very far in the distance. The second stanza is about an interaction frost makes on the saddest street. The street is the saddest, most likely because, Frost is feeling lonely. "On the beat", refers to someone, like a cop, that is on duty. The last line of the Stanza shows Frost's unwillingness to explain himself to the cop, or to avoid human contact in general. Suddenly he stops because her hears a loud scream from far away. The speaker was interested in the cry because he was hoping it was from someone he had a relationship with. "Unearthly height" pertains to the sky, and "luminary clock", is the moon. It could be am or pm, but the author feels the time is right to be alone either way.
Literary Devices: Repetition was used throughout the poem to specify hoe lonely the speaker was. Without the constant reminder of his acquaintance of the night, the reader might forget that this is not his first time being alone and sad.